INEC Declares Sanwo-Olu Governor-elect of Lagos

By Dipo Olowookere

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the governorship election in Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been declared winner of the exercise.

He was announced winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday night.

According to INEC, Mr Sanwo-Olu emerged winner of the exercise after garnering a total of 739,445 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 206,141 votes.

The gubernatorial poll in Lagos State was conducted by the electoral body on Saturday, March 9, 2019.