Buhari Grounds Atiku In Lagos In A Tight Race

Eniola Olayemi

President Muhammadu Buhari has won the Presidential election in Lagos State, defeating his rival, Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, by 132,798 vote’s margin.

In the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Yaba area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Monday afternoon, Buhari won in 15 Local Government Areas of Lagos, while Atiku won in five Local Governments.

The final result sees Buhari of the APC polling 580,814 votes to beat Atiku, who got 448,016 votes in keenly contested election.

Atiku won in Amuwo Odofin, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Eti-Osa, Ojo and Surulere, while Buhari won the rest of the councils. The South East and South South factor in those five councils was the reason Buhari lost in the areas.

Results at a glance

Apapa Local LG

APC-18,170
PDP-11,295

Ikorodu LG

APC: 40,719
PDP: 21,252

Ibeju/Lekki LG

APC: 12,179
PDP: 9,222

Lagos lsland LG

APC: 27,452
PDP: 7,396

Epe LG

APC: 17,710
PDP: 13,305

Ikeja LGA

APC: 23,638
PDP: 21,518

Badagry LG
APC: 21,417
PDP: 17,936

Agege LG
APC: 36,443
PDP: 16,497

ETI-OSA LG

APC: 20,963
PDP: 25,216

Ifako Ijaiye LG

APC: 33,419
PDP: 18,100
AAC: 674

Mushin LG

APC: 43,543
PDP: 20,277

Oshodi/lsolo LG

APC: 29,860

PDP: 28,806

Lagos Mainland LG

APC: 22,684
PDP: 15,137

Ojo LG

APC: 24,333
PDP: 29,019

Surulere LG

APC: 30,621
PDP: 31,603

Somolu LG

APC: 28,418
PDP: 21,978

Kosofe LG

APC: 39,216
PDP:  28,715

Amuwo-Odofin

APC: 16,670
PDP: 34,312

Ajeromi Ifelodun

PDP: 31, 971
APC: 28,153

Alimosho

PDP: 44,461
APC: 65,206