How Sanwo-Olu retained seat as Lagos gov

The Governor of Lagos State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was in the early hours of Monday declared the winner of the governorship election held on Saturday, March 18.

The state Returning Officer, Prof. Adenike Oladiji, made the declaration at INEC’s collation centre in Yaba, Lagos, saying, “I hereby declare that Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, having satisfied the requirements of the law by having 25 per cent of the total of the LGAs of the states and also having the highest number of votes cast and meeting the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner. ”

Oladiji is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure.

The PUNCH reports that Sanwo-Olu won 19 of the 20 local government areas in the state by a landslide.

In Lagos Island Local Government Area, Sanwo-Olu polled 37,760 votes; in Apapa, 21,007; Epe 29,614; Agege 35,845; Ajeromi-Ifelodun 39,798; Ikeja 32,273; Mushin 52,249; Surulere 42,451; Ibeju-Lekki 19,369; Ifako-Ijaiye 38,682; Badagry 41,482; Lagos Mainland; 26,021; Alimosho 83,631;Ojo 30,797; Ikorodu 64,697; Kosofe 49,344; Oshodi-Isolo 46,792; Somolu 36,783; and Eti-Osa APC – 25,963.

Sanwo-Olu’s only loss by local government was at Amuwo-Odofin where the candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, polled 34,860 to defeat APC which polled 17,576 votes.

Sanwo-Olu polled 762,124 votes in the election, defeating 15 other candidates to retain his governorship seat in the state. Rhodes-Vivour of LP had the second-highest votes with 312,329 while the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Olajide Adediran, clinched the third-highest number of votes of 62,449.


The candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Olarewaju Jim-Kamal clinched 1,589 votes.

See the results below:

Lagos Island Local Government

APC: 37,760
PDP: 1,783
LP: 1,317
ADC: 143

Apapa Local Government

APC: 21,007
PDP: 2,487
LP:4157
ADC: 121

Epe Local Government


APC: 29,614
PDP: 3,272
LP: 1,515
ADC: 100

Agege Local Government

APC: 35,845
PDP: 3176
LP: 8,486
ADC: 235

Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government
APC: 39,798
PDP: 2,607
LP: 19,821
ADC: 213

Ikeja Local Government

APC: 32,273
PDP: 1,616
LP: 15,174
ADC: 310

Mushin Local Government


APC: 52,249
PDP: 4,006
LP: 11,759
ADC: 312

Surulere Local Government

APC: 42,451
PDP: 2,200
LP: 28,069
ADC: 350

Ibeju-Lekki Local Government

APC: 19,369
PDP: 3,189
LP: 3,785
ADC: 10

Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government

APC: 38,682
PDP: 2,262
LP: 13,020
ADC: 356