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BREAKING: Drama in Lagos as Peter Obi overtakes Bola Tinubu
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BREAKING: Drama in Lagos as Peter Obi overtakes Bola Tinubu

by  Aanu Adegun 1 min read

The Labour Party (LP)’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has overtaken his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, Bola Tinubu, in Lagos state with the results of Saturday’s presidential elections declared in 17 out of the 20 local government areas of the state so far.

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Although Tinubu, a former governor of the state, has won more local government areas, he is trailing behind Obi by 32,657 votes.

Obi leads in Lagos
Peter Obi overtakes Bola Tinubu in the ongoing election in Lagos. Photo credit: Dare Kola
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While Tinubu has triumphed in 10 local government areas, polling a total of 416,431 so far, Obi is ahead in only seven local governments but is leading the tally with 449,088 votes.

Tinubu was narrowly leading the tally after the results had been declared in 12 local government areas. But with results declared in more local government areas, Obi caught up with him and subsequently overtook him.

Source: Legit.ng

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Aanu Adegun Aanu Adegun is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in both digital and traditional media. A graduate of English Studies from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo state. Aanu joined Legit.ng in 2016 covering politics and current affairs. Aanu started his journalism career as a features writer. He once anchored some specialised pages of a national newspaper. You can reach him via - aanu.adegun@corp.legit.ng

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