There were wild jubilations in Lagos moments after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu winner of last Saturday’s gubernatorial election in the state.
,INEC had declared Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the winner of election in Lagos State.late night on Sunday.
Sanwo-Olu polled 762,134 votes to defeat the closest challenger, Labour Party’s candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes -Vivour, who garnered 312,329 votes.
There was heightened interest in the result of the gubernatorial election in Lagos after Labour Party surprisingly polled more votes than the APC in the February 25 Presidential election.
Lagos Governorship Election Results
No. of Registered Voters: 7,060195
No of Accredited Voters- 1,182,620
A- 800
AA-904
AAC-627
ADC-6078
ADD-2833
APC- 762,134
APM-884
APD-259
BP-616
LP – 312,329
NNPP-1,583
NRM-340
PDP- 62,449
SDP-1746
YPP-461
ZLP-1635
Total Valid Votes – 1155678
Rejected Votes – 17,953
Total Votes Cast – 1173631