Election Results Alert: [UPDATED] Obi Wins In Ikeja, Four Others, Tinubu Takes Seven Lagos LGAs

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the collation of results for the February 25 presidential election in Lagos State.

INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje opened the floor at the state collation centre in the Yaba area of the state on Sunday.

The results for the 12 local government areas (LGs) announced by 12:21 am on Monday are Lagos Mainland, Ikorodu, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos Island, Badagry, Agege, Ikeja, Shomolu, Kosofe, Amuwo Odofin, and Eti Osa.

A photo combination of LP candidate, Peter Obi and his APC counterpart, Bola Tinubu.

See results:

Lagos Mainland LGA

APC – 20,030

PDP – 3,005

LP – 18,698

NNPP – 257

2. Epe LGA

APC – 19,867

LP – 3,497

NNPP – 76

PDP – 5221

3. Lagos Island LGA

APC – 27,760

LP – 3,058

NNPP – 79

PDP – 2521

4. Ibeju-Lekki LGA

APC – 14,685

LP – 10,410

NNPP – 104

PDP – 2,329

5. Ikorodu LGA

APC – 50,353

LP – 28,951

NNPP – 400

PDP – 4,508

6. Ikeja LGA

APC – 21,276

LP – 30,004

NNPP – 337

PDP – 2,280

7. Badagry LGA

APC – 31,908

LP – 10,956

NNPP – 153

PDP – 6,024

8. Agege LGA

APC – 29,568

LP – 13,270

NNPP – 1,513

PDP – 4,498

9. Somolu LGA

APC – 27,879

LP – 28,936

NNPP – 476

PDP – 3,449

10. Amuwo Odofin LGA

APC – 13,318
LP – 55,547
NNPP – 330
PDP – 2,383

11. Kosofe LGA

APC – 36,883

LP – 46,554

NNPP – 902

PDP – 4,058

12. Eti Osa LGA

APC – 15,317

LP – 42,388

NNPP – 381

PDP- 3,369

The collation officer for Eti Osa LGA could not specify the number of polling units where the process was disrupted. She was asked to give specifics and return to present the figures again.

Background

Of the 87, 209,007 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collected nationwide for the election, 6,214,970 PVCs were collected in Lagos. This is closely followed by Kano with 5,594,193, and Kaduna with 4,164, 473.

Lagos is the base of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who was governor of the state from 1999 to 2007.

Other presidential candidates in the race include Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).