Incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has won 18 of the 20 local government (LGs) in the March 18 governorship election conducted in the state.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate who is seeking re-election has 718,595 votes at the collation of 15 local government results Sunday.
Sanwo-Olu is far ahead of Labour Party (LP)’s Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour who presently has 257,502 from the 15 LGs announced so far.
The LP candidate won Amuwo Odofin LG while Sanwo-Olu won Lagos Island, Apapa, Epe, Agege, Ajeromi Ifelodun, Ikeja, Mushin, Surulere, Ibeju-Lekki, Ifako-Ijaiye, Badagry, Lagos Mainland, Alimisho, Ojo, Ikorodu, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, and Somolu.
The governor is also ahead of his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Dr Abdul Azeez Olajide Adediran aka Jandor who polls 59,172 votes from the 15 local governments announced.
The state collation officer said votes were still being expected from one more local government and the Victoria Garden City (VGC) where elections were shifted in 10 polling units from Saturday to Sunday.
Meanwhile, the state collation officer has adjourned sitting till 5pm Sunday.
GOVERNORSHIP RESULT FOR LAGOS STATE (OFFICIAL)
ALIMOSHO LGA
APC – 83,631
LP – 37,136
PDP – 7872
APAPA LGA
APC – 21,007
LP – 4,157
PDP – 2,487
SHOMOLU LGA
APC – 36,783
LP – 15,096
PDP – 3,130
OSHODI-ISOLO LGA
APC – 36,792
LP – 24,948
PDP – 2,515
IKORODU LGA
APC – 64,697
LP – 13,207
PDP – 3797
EPE LGA
APC – 29614
PDP – 3272
LP – 1515
KOSOFE LGA
APC – 49,344
LP – 26,123
PDP – 3,537
OJO LGA
APC – 30797
LP – 19027
PDP – 3889
AGEGE LGA
APC – 35,845
PDP – 3,176
LP – 8,486
MUSHIN LGA
APC – 52,249
PDP – 4006
LP – 11759
AJEROMI/IFELODUN LGA
APC – 39,798
LP – 19,821
PDP – 2,607
IKEJA LGA
APC – 32,273
LP – 15,174
PDP – 1,616
SURULERE LGA
APC – 42,451
LP – 28,069
PDP – 2200
IBEJU LEKKI LGA
APC – 19,369
LP – 3,785
PDP – 3,189
IFAKO-IJAIYE LGA
APC – 38,682
LP – 13,020
PDP – 2,262
BADAGRY LGA
APC – 41,482
LP – 4,863
PDP – 5,472
LAGOS MAINLAND LGA
APC – 26,021
LP – 9999
PDP – 2,362
