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INEC Declares APC’s Sanwo-Olu Winner of Lagos 2023 Governorship Election after Final Collation of Results
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INEC Declares APC’s Sanwo-Olu Winner of Lagos 2023 Governorship Election after Final Collation of Results

by  Nurudeen Lawal 1 min read

Lagos, Nigeria - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the 2023 governorship election in Lagos state.

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INEC Declares APC’s Sanwo-Olu Winner of Lagos 2023 Governorship Election after Final Collation of Results
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Sanwo-Olu was announced the winner of the election around 1am on Monday, March 20.

The returning officer, Professor Oladiji Adenike, announced that Sanwo-Olu polled 762,134 votes to win the election.

Rhodes-Vivour of the LP came second with 312,329 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s Jando trailed in third place with 62,449 votes.

A total of 1,182,620 voters were accredited, while 1,155,678 votes were valid.

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Source: Legit.ng

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Nurudeen Lawal (Head of Politics and Current Affairs Desk) Nurudeen Lawal is an AFP-certified journalist with a wealth of experience spanning over 8 years. He received his B/Arts degree in Literature-in-English from OAU. Lawal is the Head of the Politics/CA Desk at Legit.ng, where he applies his expertise to provide incisive coverage of events. He was named the Political Desk Head of the Year (Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award 2023). He is also a certified fact-checker (Dubawa fellowship, 2020). Contact him at lawal.nurudeen@corp.legit.ng or +2347057737768.

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