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Buhari defeats Atiku in 15 LGAs in Lagos with vote difference of 132,798


Patrick Okohue, Lagos

The Presidential candidate of the of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the Saturday election, President Muhammadu Buhari has won 15 of the 20 local governments in Lagos State, leaving his closest rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar winning five local governments. With the result, President Buhari won Lagos Sate with vote margin of 132,798 to beat the APC candidate. Buhari’s victory margin is however lower than the 160,143 votes with which he defeated President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015, when he polled 792,460 votes, against Jonathan’s 632,327. Announcing the results in Lagos, on Monday afternoon, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said Buhari polled 580,814 votes to beat Atiku, who polled 448,016 votes. While Buhari won in 15 Local Government Areas of Lagos, Atiku won in five councils. The APC won in Apapa, Ikorodu, Ibeju-Lekki, Ikeja, Epe, Badagry, Lagos Island, Agege, Ifako-Ijaiye, Lagos Mainland, Mushin, Oshodi-Isolo, Alimosho, Kosofe and Somolu local government areas, the PDP won in Surulere, Eti-Osa, Ojo, Amuwo-Odofin and Ajeromi-Ifelodun local government areas. Breakdown of results between the APC and PDP in Lagos State, local government by local government APAPA: APC 18,170       PDP  11,295 IKORODU: APC   40,719           PDP 21,252 IBEJU LEKKI: APC  12,179      PDP  9,222 LAGOS ISLAND : APC  27,452          PDP  7,396 EPE: APC  17,710            PDP  13,305 BADAGRY: APC  21,417    PDP   17,936 IKEJA: APC   23,638    PDP  21,518 AGEGE: APC   36,443             PDP  16,497 ETI OSA: APC  20,962              PDP  25,216 IFAKO/IJAYE: APC   33,419           PDP  18,100 MUSHIN: APC  43,543         PDP  20,277 OSHODI/ISOLO: APC  29,860              PDP  28,806 OJO : APC  24,333             PDP  29,019 SURULERE: APC  30,621            PDP  31,604 LAGOS MAINLAND: APC   22,684              PDP  15,137 SHOMOLU: APC  28,418            PDP  21,978 KOSOFE: APC  39,216              PDP  28,715 ALIMOSHO: APC  65,206           PDP  44,461 AJEROMI/IFELODUN: APC  28,152            PDP  31,971 AMUWO ODOFIN: APC  16,670            PDP 34,312

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