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The Governor of Lagos State is elected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of state local government areas. If no candidate passes this threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next ...
Gbadebo Chinedu Patrick Rhodes-Vivour, also known as GRV, (born 8 March 1983) is a Nigerian architect, entrepreneur and politician.He was the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party for Lagos State in the 2023 gubernatorial election where he finished runner-up, losing to incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The 2023 Nigerian gubernatorial elections were held for state governors in 31 out of 36 Nigerian states.All but three elections were held on 18 March—concurrent with elections to every state house of assembly, three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections—while the Imo State, Kogi State, and Bayelsa State elections will be held on 11 November.
USA TODAY’s Election Night includes election results and candidate speeches as they happen live. Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes ...
In fact, you can pretty much count on all of them to offer election results coverage. But just in case, here’s a rundown of the major news channels covering the 2024 election and when coverage ...
Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu [1] (born 25 June 1965) [2] [3] [4] is a Nigerian politician who has served as the governor of Lagos State since 2019. [6]Sanwo-Olu became governor under the platform of the All Progressives Congress after winning the APC gubernatorial primaries against then-incumbent governor, Akinwunmi Ambode who had fallen out of favour with his alleged political sponsor.
A total of six candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. [24] AD Governor Bola Tinubu won re-election for a second term, defeating PDP's Funsho Williams and four minor party candidates.
The 2007 Lagos State gubernatorial election occurred on 14 April 2007. [1] Babatunde Raji Fashola of the AC defeated other candidates, by polling 599,300 votes, PDP 's Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro was closest contender with 383,956 votes.