By Seyi Babalola
The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in last Saturday’s presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi, is leading in Lagos State with more votes than the APC flag bearer, Alhaji Bola Tinubu.
Obi has recorded 449,088 votes while Tinubu has so far polled 416,431 votes from the 17 local government areas already announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Results from three more local government areas would be announced today from 10 O’clock this morning Nigeria Time.
However, the APC candidate is leading in number of local governments so far declared. He has won 10, while Obi has 7 in his kitty.
Tinubu has so far been declared winner of Agege, Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland and Surulere LGAs, while Obi was returned as winner in Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Amuwo-Odofin, Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo and Somolu.
Breakdown of some of the results:
1. Lagos Mainland LGA
APC – 20,030
PDP – 3,005
LP – 18,698
NNPP – 257
Total valid votes: 43,095
Total number of rejected votes: 2,204
Total number of votes cast: 45,299
2. Epe LGA
APC – 19,867
LP – 3,497
NNPP – 76
PDP – 5221
Total valid votes: 29,222
Total number of rejected votes: 1,356
Total number of votes cast: 30,578
3. Lagos Island LGA
APC – 27,760
LP – 3,058
NNPP – 79
PDP – 2521
Total valid votes – 33,886
Total number of rejected votes – 1,052
Total votes cast – 34,934
4. Ibeju-Lekki LGA
APC – 14,685
LP – 10,410
NNPP – 104
PDP – 2,329
5. Ikorodu LGA
APC – 50,353
LP – 28,951
NNPP – 400
PDP – 4,508
6. Ikeja LGA
APC – 21,276
LP – 30,004*
NNPP – 337
PDP – 2,280
7. Badagry LGA
APC – 31,908
LP – 10,956
NNPP – 153
PDP – 6,024
8. Agege LGA
APC – 29, 568
LP – 13,270
NNPP – 1,513
PDP – 4,498
9. Kosofe LGA
APC – 36, 883
LP – 46,554*
NNPP – 903
PDP – 4058
10. Eti Osa LGA
APC – 15,317
LP – 42,338*
NNPP – 381
PDP – 3,369
11 Amuwo Odofin LGA
APC – 13,318
LP – 55,547*
NNPP – 330
PDP – 2383
12 Somolu LGA
APC- 27,879
Labour Party-28,936*
NNNP-476
PDP-3,449.