20 March 2023
All Progressive Congress’s Babajide Sanwo-Olu led the voting with a clear margin over his closest rival from the Labour Party.
governor of Lagos has easily won re-election in low-turnout local voting, figures have shown, marking a victory for Nigeria’s ruling party just weeks after the commercial capital backed the opposition in a disputed presidential election.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), incumbent Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) party had more than 736,000 votes after votes were tallied in districts representing 95 percent of voters on Sunday.
His closest rival, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party, secured 292,000 votes, according to the figures released by the INEC.
