Updated: Obi Floors Tinubu in Lagos
The collation officer in Lagos State, Prof Adenike Oladiji, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, said the LP candidate got 582,454 while APC got 572,606.
Segun James
In a surprise outcome, Mr Peter Obi of Labour Party has beaten the strongman of Lagos politics, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Lagos.
Peter Obi won in nine local governments to win the state.
Peter Obi recorded victory in Lagos with 582,454 votes to defeat his counterpart of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
It was a shocking result as Lagos has remained under the overlordship of Tinubu since1999.
Giving the total votes cast, the collation officer in Lagos State, Prof Adenike Oladiji, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, said the LP candidate got 582,454 while APC got 572,606.
The total valid votes are: 1,271,451 while the rejected votes are 64,278. Total votes cast are: 1,335,729.
The latest report given by the collation officer in Lagos include:
Mushin LGA
Registered voters – 406132
Accredited voters – 73975
Valid votes – 71215
Rejected votes – 2713
Votes cast – 73928
APC – 41907
LP – 23390
PDP – 3478
Alimosho LGA
Registered voters – 855724
Accredited voters – 158209
Valid votes – 147870
Rejected votes – 10368
APC – 62,909
LP – 71,327
PDP – 8201
Ojo LGA
Registered voters – 401798
Accredited voters – 70494
Valid votes – 65168
Rejected votes – 3364
APC – 20,603
LP – 38,859
PDP – 3701
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