Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, emerged victorious in Lagos State, defeating the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
It was earlier reported that Obi garnered 449,088 votes, while Tinubu received 416,431. However, Tinubu won in 10 local governments, while LP won in 7 of the 17 LGAs declared.
Despite Tinubu winning a greater number of local government areas, Peter Obi garnered more votes overall after the remaining three Local Government Areas were collated.
The results of all 20 local government areas have been announced, with Tinubu winning in 11 and Obi winning in nine. Ultimately, Obi’s total votes amounted to 582,664, while Tinubu received 541,850.
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar had a total of 75,750 votes while the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, had a total of 8,8442 votes.
Obi was therefore declared winner of the presidential election in Lagos State.
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