[BREAKING] Nigeria Decides 2023: Peter Obi wins Lagos ahead of Bola Ahmed Tinubu

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has defeated his counterpart in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu in the February 25 poll in Lagos State.

Obi polled 582,454 votes to trounce the former Lagos State governor who scored 572,606 votes.

Lagos is the base of who was governor of the state from 1999 to 2007. Obi also defeated Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).

Kwankwaso polled 8,442 while Atiku polled 75,750.

Though Tinubu won 11 local government areas in the state Obi won the overall votes in the state, with a landslide victory in nine powerful local governments with numerical strength including Alimosho, Ojo and Oshodi-Isolo, Kosofe, Amuwo Odofin, amongst others.

The accredited votes in the state are 1,347,452, the total valid votes are 1,271,451, rejected votes 64,278 while the total votes cast 1,335,729

Of the 87, 209,007 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collected nationwide for the election, 6,214,970 PVCs were collected in Lagos. This is closely followed by Kano with 5,594,193, and Kaduna with 4,164, 473.

See full results:

1. LAGOS MAINLAND LG ( LAGOS STATE)

REGD VOTERS 250616
APC 20030
LP 18, 698
NNPP 257
PDP 3005
Total valid votes 43143
Rejected votes 2204
The total votes cast 45,347
Accredited voters 45686

IKORODU LG
Accredited voters 90539
APC 50353
LP 28951
NNPP 400
PDP 4508
Valid votes 86647
Rejected votes 3892
Total votes cast 90539

EPE LG
REGISTERD VOTERS 160361
ACCREDITED VOTERS 30683
APC 19867
LP 3497
NNPP 76
PDP 5221
VALID VOTES 29222
REJECTED VOTES 1356
TOTAL VOTES CAST30578

LAGOS ISLAND LG

REGD VOTERS 200048
ACCREDITED VOTERS 34989
APC 27760
LP 3058
NNPP 79
PDP 2521
VALID VOTES 33886
REJECTED 1052
TOTAL CAST 34938

5. IBEJU LEKKI LG (LAGOS STATE)

ACCREDITED VOTERS 29808
APC 14685
LP 10410
NNPP 104
PDP 2329
TOTAL VALID VOTES 28034
REJECTED VOTES 1725
VOTE CAST 29759

6. IKEJA LG (LAGOS STATE)

REGD VOTERS 322600
ACCREDITED VOTERS 57530
APC 21276
LP 30004
NNPP 337
PDP 2280
TOTAL VALID VOTES 55062
REJECTED VOTES 2468
TOTAL VOTES CAST 57530

7. BADAGRY LG (LAGOS STATE)
REGD VOTERS 227518
ACCREDITED VOTERS 53939
APC 31903
LP 10956
NNPP 153
PDP 6024
TOTAL VALID VOTES 50618
REJECTED VOTES 2952
TOTAL VOTES CAST 53570

8. AGEGE LG (LAGOS STATE)

REGD VOTERS 365889
ACCREDITED VOTERS 53858
APC 29568
LP 13270
NNPP 1513
PDP 4498
TOTAL VALID VOTES 50892
REJECTED VOTES 2923
TOTAL VOTES CAST 53815

9. SHOMOLU LG (LAGOS STATE)
REGD VOTERS 316752
ACCREDITED VOTERS 64348
APC 27879
LP 28936
NNPP 476
PDP 3449
TOTAL VALID VOTES 62003
REJECTED VOTES 2273
TOTAL VOTES CAST 64276

10. KOSOFE LG (LAGOS STATE)
REGD VOTERS 474772
ACCREDITED VOTERS 94838
APC 36883
LP 46554
NNPP 902
PDP 4058
TOTAL VALID VOTES 90374
REJECTED VOTES 4098
TOTAL VOTES CAST 94486

11. AMUWO ODOFIN LG (LAGOS STATE)
REGD VOTERS 325230
ACCREDITED VOTERS 75489
APC 13318
LP 55547
NNPP 330
PDP 2383
TOTAL VALID VOTES 73007
REJECTED VOTES 2397
TOTAL VOTES CAST 75404

12. ETI-OSA LG (LAGOS STATE)
REGD VOTERS 369319
ACCREDITED VOTERS 65855
APC 15317
LP 42388
NNPP 381
PDP 3369
TOTAL VALID VOTES 62617
REJECTED VOTES 3152
TOTAL VOTES CAST 65769

13. IFAKO IJAYE LG (LAGOS STATE)
REGD VOTERS 395371
ACCREDITED VOTERS 64304
APC 30756
LP 25437
NNPP 232
PDP 3258
TOTAL VALID VOTES 61506
REJECTED VOTES 2573
TOTAL VOTES CAST 64079

14. SURULERE LG (LAGOS STATE)
REGD VOTERS 377131
ACCREDITED VOTERS 85675
APC 39002
LP 36923
NNPP 442
PDP 2651
TOTAL VALID VOTES 81009
REJECTED VOTES 4194
TOTAL VOTES CAST 85203

15. APAPA LG (LAGOS STATE)
REGD VOTERS 112030
ACCREDITED VOTERS 29363
APC 15471
LP 7566
NNPP 338
PDP 2997
TOTAL VALID VOTES 27212
REJECTED VOTES 2151
TOTAL VOTES CAST 29363

16. AJEROMI IFELODUN LG (LAGOS STATE)
REGD VOTERS 433120
ACCREDITED VOTERS 78947
APC 25938
LP 35663
NNPP 436
PDP 4680
TOTAL VALID VOTES 68590
REJECTED VOTES 4388
TOTAL VOTES CAST 72978

17. OSHODI – ISOLO LG (LAGOS STATE)
REGD VOTERS 461102
ACCREDITED VOTERS 88623
APC 27181
LP 51020
NNPP 414
PDP 3139
TOTAL VALID VOTES 83376
REJECTED VOTES 4064
TOTAL VOTES CAST 87440

18. ALIMOSHO LG (LAGOS STATE)
REGD VOTERS 855724
ACCREDITED VOTERS 158209
APC 62909
LP 71327
NNPP 701
PDP 8201
TOTAL VALID VOTES 147870
REJECTED VOTES 10339
TOTAL VOTES CAST 158209

19. OJOO LG (LAGOS STATE)
REGD VOTERS 401798
ACCREDITED VOTERS 70494
APC 20603
LP 38859
NNPP 462
PDP 3701
TOTAL VALID VOTES 65168
REJECTED VOTES 3364
TOTAL VOTES CAST 6832

20. MUSHIN LG (LAGOS STATE) (AS REPRESENTED ON MONDAY)
REGD VOTERS 406132
ACCREDITED VOTERS 73975
APC 41907
LP 23390
NNPP 410
PDP 3478
TOTAL VALID VOTES 71215
REJECTED VOTES 2713
TOTAL VOTES CAST 73928

LAGOS STATE TOTAL VOTES
ACCREDITED VOTERS 1,347,452
APC 572,606
LP 582,454
NNPP 8,442
PDP 75,750
TOTAL VALID VOTES 1,271,451
REJECTED VOTES 64,278
TOTAL VOTES CAST 1,335,729