After the Labour Party (LP)’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, overtook his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, Bola Tinubu, in Lagos State with the results of Saturday’s presidential elections declared in 17 out of the 20 local government areas of the state so far, on Sunday, latest reports said Tinubu has eventually won Lagos, albeit with small votes margin of about 3,000.
The result had not been officially declared as of press time.
Tinubu, a former governor of the state, had as of Sunday won more local government areas, he was them trailing Mr Obi by a slim margin of 1,686 votes.
While Tinubu had triumphed in 10 local government areas, polling a total of 447,192 votes so far, Mr Obi was ahead in only seven local governments, but was leading the tally narrowly with 448,878 votes.
A report by PREMIUM TIMES said Tinubu was narrowly leading the tally after the results had been declared in 12 local government areas.
But with results declared in more local government areas, Mr Obi caught up with him and subsequently overtook him.
The other two front-runners in the election – Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Rabiu Kwawanso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) – have yet to win any local government area in the state. While Atiku has polled 60,330 across the 17 local government areas where results have been declared so far, Kwankwaso has scored 6,870.
The 10 local government areas where Mr Tinubu has triumphed are Agege, Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, and Surulere.
Mr Obi , on the other hand, has won Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Amuwo-Odofin, Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, and Somolu.
The three remaining local government areas where results are being expected were Mushin, Ojo, and Alimosho.
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