President Muhammadu Buhari has won the Presidential election in Lagos State, defeating his rival, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, by 132,798 votes 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: 44461

APC: 65,206