The incumbent Governor of Lagos State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is in early lead, as the Independent National Electoral Commission commences collation of result from the 20 Local Government Areas.
According to the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje, 16 results are so far available at the collation centre in Yaba. The other four are being awaited.
The governorship election is a three-horse race between Sanwo-Olu of ruling APC, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party and Adediran Abdul-Azeez (Jandor) of the People’s Democratic Party.
The results as announced so far by INEC are: Lagos Island LG: APC – 37760, LP – 1317, PDP – 1783; Apapa LG: APC – 21007, LP – 4157, PDP – 2487; Epe LG: APC – 29,614, LP – 1515, PDP – 3272; Agege LG: APC – 35,845, LP – 8486, PDP – 3176; Ajeromi Ifelodun LG: APC – 39798, LP – 19821, PDP – 2677; Ikeja LG: APC – 32273, LP – 15174, PDP – 1616; Mushin LG: APC – 52249, LP – 11759, PDP – 4006; Surulere LG: APC – 42451, LP – 28069, PDP – 2200; Ibeju-Lekki LG: APC – 19369, LP – 3785, PDP – 3189; Ifako-Ijaiye LG: APC – 38682, LP – 13020, PDP – 2262; Badagry LG: APC – 41482, LP – 4863, PDP – 5472; Lagos Mainland LG: APC – 26021, LP – 9999, PDP – 2362; Alimosho LG: APC – 83631, LP – 37136, PDP – 7872; Ojo LG: APC – 30797, LP – 19027, PDP – 3889; Ikorodu LG: APC – 64697, LP – 13207, PDP – 3797; Kosofe LG: APC – 49344, LP – 26123, PDP – 3537.
