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
