The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the collation of results for the February 25 presidential election in Lagos State.

INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje opened the floor at the state collation centre in the Yaba area of the state on Sunday.

The results for 17 of the state’s 20 local government areas (LGAs) presented by 3:40 am on Monday, including Lagos Mainland, Ikorodu, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos Island, Badagry, Agege, Ikeja, Shomolu, Kosofe, Amuwo Odofin, Eti Osa, Surulere, Apapa, Ifako Ijaiye, Ajeromi, Oshodi Isolo.

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party has defeated the APC’s candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Lagos State in Saturday’s presidential election.
Peter Obi secured 582,454 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Bola Tinubu of the APC, who scored 572, 606 votes.

Atiku Abubakar of the PDP came third with 75,750 votes.

A total of 1,347,152 people were accredited for the election in Lagos, a state where Mr Tinubu has a lot of political control and influence.

See the final scores below.

Accredited voters 1,347152

A3069
AA 498
AAC 1597
ADC 5789
ADP 2439
APC 572,606
APGA 2316
APM 709
APP 371
BP 1837
LP 582454
NNPP 8,442
LRM 609
PDP 75,750
PRP 1120
SDP 772
YPP 1109
ZLP 9964

Valid votes 1,271,451
Rejected 64,278
Total votes cast 1,335,729