Jimi Agbaje
Congratulates Sanwo-Olu.
From the results announced
at the state collation centre, the returning officer, Eyitope
Ogunbodede, said Olusola Sanwo-Olu polled 739,445 votes ahead of Jimi Agbaje, his
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, who polled 206,141 votes.
The
development means Sanwo-Olu defeated his closest rival, Agbaje of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) with 533,304 votes.
In
Epe LGA, where Akinwunmi Ambode, the incumbent governor is from, APC scored 35,
609 votes while PDP polled 6, 464.
Similarly,
in Apapa LGA where Agbaje hails from, Sanwo-Olu, secured 20,469 votes while the
PDP candidate polled 5,959 votes, leaving a gap of nearly 15,000 votes.
After
the Sanwo-Olu was declared the winner of the election, he took to Twitter to
reveal that Agbaje called to congratulate him.
“At exactly 19:07, I received a call. Thank you
@jimiagbaje for your congratulatory call filled with kind words. It was an
intense campaign and I am happy we can now focus on the very important job at
hand; delivering a Lagos that works for all.”
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