The
All Progressives Congress has won the council election held in all the 20 Local
Government Areas and the 37 Local Council Development Areas on Saturday.
Early
results released by the Lagos
Television showed that the APC took several LGAs and LCDAs
including Ojokoro, Eti Osa, Lagos Island, Badagry Central, Onigbongbo,
Odiolowo/Ojuwoye, Ikorodu West, Ejigbo, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Epe, Lagos Island East,
Badagry West, Surulere, Ikorodu Central, Ikoyi/Obalende, Agboyi-Ketu, Eredo and
others.
Some of the results from the LGs and LCDAs showed the
ruling party winning. In Lagos Island LG, APC won with 14,692 votes while PDP
got 925 votes, with the Labour Party taking third place with 1211 votes. APC
also won in Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA with 7112 votes, PDP got 756 votes while
LP got 542 votes.
In Eredo LCDA,
APC received 10910 votes while PDP got 737 votes. The victory continued
for the ruling party in Epe LG with the APC getting 21401 votes and LP getting
948 votes. APC emerged victorious in Lagos Island East LCDA with 9060 votes
while PDP got 1128 votes.
In Badagry West, APC swept the LCDA with
5300 votes leaving PDP with 935 votes. Similarly, in Ejigbo LCDA, APC
won 4876 votes while PDP won 1079 votes. In Ikeja LG, APC got 6191
votes while PDP won 990 votes. APC won Ikorodu West LCDA with 3068
votes while PDP got 555 votes.
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