Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been re-elected as the governor of Lagos State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, winner of the governorship election held in the state on Saturday, March 18.
Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the early hours of Monday.
He cleared 19 out of the 20 local government areas of the state in the election.
He secured a total of 762,134 votes against his main challengers — Olajide ‘Jandor’ Adediran of the PDP who polled 62,449 and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the LP who got 312,329 votes.
INEC Returning officer, Adenike Oladiji, who announced the result said Mr Sanwo-Olu scored 25 percent of the total number of votes and also the highest number of votes in the race.
She also said the governor cleared 19 out of the 20 local government areas of the state.
Mr Sanwo-Olu, she added, polled the highest number of votes in Ikeja, Apapa, Badagry, Lagos Island, Epe, Agege, Ibeju-lekki, Kosofe, Surulere and Somolu.
Others are Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Ifako-Ijaiye, Lagos Mainland, Alimosho, Ojo, Ikorodu, Mushin and Oshodi-Isolo and Eti-Osa.
Mr Rhodes-Vicour won in one local government area — Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area.
Below are the details of the result announced by INEC at about 1.15 p.m.
Total valid votes: 1155678
Registered voters: 7,060195
Rejected votes: 17,953
Accredited voters: 1182620
Total votes cast: 1173631
Number of PVCs collected:
A 800
AA 904
AAC 627
ADC 6,078
ADP 2,833
APC 762,134
APM 884
APP 259
BP 616
LP 312,329
NNPP 1,583
NRM 340
PDP 62,449
SDP 1,746
YPP 461
ZLP 1,635
Babajide Sanwo-Olu won with over 450,000 votes.
