Francesca Odimgbe
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has won his second term re-election bid.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared him the winner of Saturday’s Governorship poll in the state.
The declaration, at exactly 1:15am on Monday, was made by the INEC Returning Officer for the Governorship election, Prof. Adenike Oladiji.
Sanwo-Olu, the 57-year-old candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the poll, won by beating 15 other political parties with 762,134 votes in 19 of the state’s 20 Local Government Areas.
Sanwo-Olu’s closest rival and candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Viviour, recorded 312,329 votes.
Rhodes-Vivour won in one LGA: Amuwo-Odofin, where he scored 34,860 votes as against 17,756 by Sanwo-Olu.
The Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Abdulaziz Olajide Adediran, polled 62,449 votes to come a distant third.
APC’s biggest haul of votes were from Alimoso LGA (83,631), Ikorodu (64,697) and Mushin 52,249.
The results
Agege
APC: 35,845
LP: 8,486
PDP: 3,176
Ajeromi/Ifelodun
APC: 39,798
LP: 19,821
PDP: 2,607
Alimoso
APC: 83,631
LP: 37,136
PDP: 7,872
Amuwo Odofin
APC: 17,756
LP: 34,860
PDP 1,809
Apapa
APC: 21,007
LP: 4,157
PDP: 2,487
Badagry
APC: 41,482
LP: 8,863
PDP: 5,472
Eti-Osa
APC: 25,963
LP: 19,967
PDP: 1,215
Epe
APC: 29,614
LP: 1,515
PDP: 3,272
Ibeju-Lekki
APC: 19,369
LP: 3,785
PDP: 3,189
Ifako-Ijaiye
APC: 38,682
LP: 13,020
PDP: 2,262
Ikeja
APC: 32,273
LP: 15,174
PDP: 1,161
Ikorodu
APC: 64,697
LP: 13,207
PDP: 3,797
Kosofe
APC: 49,344
LP: 26,123
PDP: 3,537
Lagos Island
APC: 37,760
LP: 1,317
PDP: 1,783
Lagos Mainland
APC: 26,021
LP: 9,999
PDP: 2,362
Mushin
APC: 52,249
LP: 11,759
PDP: 4,006
Ojo
APC: 30,797
LP: 19.027
PDP: 3,889
Oshodi-Isolo
APC: 36,792
LP: 24,948
PDP: 2,515
Somolu
APC: 36,783
LP: 15,096
PDP: 3,130
Surulere
APC: 42,451
LP: 28.069
PDP: 2,200.