Politics

Gov Sanwo-olu set to be reelected as Lagos State Governor after leading in 18 LGAs

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is leading by a wide margin in the governorship election held in the state on Saturday.

Sanwo-Olu has won 18 out of the 19 LGAs declared so far while Labour Party’s Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour won only one.

Only the results from the remaining local government, Eti-Osa, are being awaited. Election held in 10 polling units in the LG today while the results are still being collated.

So far, Sanwo-Olu has won in all the LGs except Amuwo-Odofin claimed by the LP candidate.

The LGs won by the Governor include Agege, Apapa, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Alimosho, Ikorodu, Somolu, Kosofe, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Mushin, Surulere, Ikeja, Ojo, Badagry and Oshodi-Isolo.

Also the results of the election showed that the LP lost all the local governments it won during the presidential election which gave it victory over the APC.

Leave a Reply