Sanwo-Olu leading in Lagos guber  poll with over 400,000 votes

The incumbent governor of Lagos state and APC candidate, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has cleared 18 of the 20 local governments (LGs) in the March 18 governorship election conducted in the state. 

Sanwo-Olu successfully secured 718,595 votes at the collation of 15 local government results on Sunday.

The governor is ahead of Labour Party (LP)’s Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour who presently has polled  257,502 from the 15 LGs announced so far.

The LP candidate won Amuwo Odofin LG while Sanwo-Olu won Lagos Island, Apapa, Epe, Agege, Ajeromi Ifelodun, Ikeja, Mushin, Surulere, Ibeju-Lekki, Ifako-Ijaiye, Badagry, Lagos Mainland, Alimisho, Ojo, Ikorodu, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, and Somolu.

The governor is also ahead of his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Olajide Adediran aka Jandor who has 59,172 votes from the 15 local governments.

The state collation officer informed that votes were still being expected from one more local government — Eti-Osa — which covers the Victoria Garden City (VGC) where elections were shifted in 10 polling units from Saturday to Sunday.