The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has won the election in the ward of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State in Epe.
Abubakar, who polled 2,511 votes, defeated President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, Ambode’s party, who scored 2,367 votes.
Adelaja Odukoya, the INEC Collation Officer, announced the results at the Independent National Electoral Commission collation centre, Iraye, Epe, on Sunday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ambode was able to win his Polling Unit 033, Ogunmodede College in Ajaganabe Area, Ward A5, Epe, where APC polled 131 votes as against PDP which got 116 votes.
Also, the PDP Senatorial Candidate, Abiodun Oyefusi, defeated the APC Candidate, Bayo Oshinowo, by 71 votes, with PDP polling 2,557 votes, while APC had 2,488 votes.
The PDP candidate for the House of Representatives, Oye Ayantuga, got 2,597 votes, while Wale Raji of APC polled 2,438 votes.
At Ward 2, Epe, all the PDP candidates also defeated their APC counterparts.
Announcing the results, INEC Collation Officer, Samsideen Jagbojagbo, said Abubakar of PDP polled 1,044 votes, while President Buhari of APC had 824 votes.
The PDP Senatorial Candidate, Abiodun Oyefusi, got 1,087 as against Bayo Oshinowo of APC, who polled 935.
Oye Ayantuga, the PDP Candidate for House of Representatives, polled 1,023 votes while his counterpart in the APC, Wale Raji, had 855 votes.
NAN.
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