2023 Polls: Peter Obi Defeats Tinubu, Atiku In Lagos
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, (LP) Peter Obi has won the presidential election in Lagos state.
He defeated Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) standard bearer after the votes were calculated from all the 20 LGAs in the state.
Tinubu is a former Lagos governor and the state is historically his stronghold.
According to the results declared, Obi polled 582,664 while Tinubu scored 541,850.
Although the APC candidate won more local government areas, Obi defeated Tinubu with the majority of the votes cast in the state. Tinubu won in 11 while Obi won in nine local governments.
APC: 572, 606
LP: 582, 354
NNPP: 8442
PDP: 75, 750
SDP: 772
Accredited voters: 1,347152
Total Valid votes: 1271451
Rejected votes: 64278
Total votes cast: 1,335729
See results:
Lagos Mainland LGA
APC – 20,030
PDP – 3,005
LP – 18,698
NNPP – 257
- Epe LGA
APC – 19,867
LP – 3,497
NNPP – 76
PDP – 5221
- Lagos Island LGA
APC – 27,760
LP – 3,058
NNPP – 79
PDP – 2521
- Ibeju-Lekki LGA
APC – 14,685
LP – 10,410
NNPP – 104
PDP – 2,329
- Ikorodu LGA
APC – 50,353
LP – 28,951
NNPP – 400
PDP – 4,508
- Ikeja LGA
APC – 21,276
LP – 30,004
NNPP – 337
PDP – 2,280
- Badagry LGA
APC – 31,908
LP – 10,956
NNPP – 153
PDP – 6,024
- Agege LGA
APC – 29,568
LP – 13,270
NNPP – 1,513
PDP – 4,498
- Somolu LGA
APC – 27,879
LP – 28,936
NNPP – 476
PDP – 3,449
- Amuwo Odofin LGA
APC – 13,318
LP – 55,547
NNPP – 330
PDP – 2,383
- Kosofe LGA
APC – 36,883
LP – 46,554
NNPP – 902
PDP – 4,058
- Eti Osa LGA APC – 15,317 LP – 42,388 NNPP – 381 PDP- 3,369
Surulere LGA
APC – 39,002 LP – 36,923 NNPP – 442 PDP – 2,651
Apapa LGA APC – 15,471 LP – 7,566 NNPP – 338 PDP – 2,957
Ifako Ijaiye LGA APC – 30,756 LP – 25,437 NNPP – 232 PDP – 3,258
Ajeromi Ifeledun LGA APC – 25,938 LP – 35,663 NNPP – 435 PDP – 4,680
Oshodi Isolo LGA APC – 27,181 LP – 51,020 NNPP – 413 PDP – 3,139