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In the election, Lagos State voted for Peter Obi (LP); Obi won the state with 45.8% of the vote, beating Bola Tinubu (APC) at 45.0% and Atiku Abubakar (PDP) at 6.0%. Considered a massive upset—especially considering Lagos is Tinubu's home state and projections had favored Tinubu—the result led to increased focus on the gubernatorial race. [103]
The 2019 Lagos gubernatorial election was conducted on 9 March to choose the Governor of Lagos State. The election was held concurrently with various state level elections. Incumbent APC Governor Akinwunmi Ambode lost to the APC flag bearer Babajide Sanwo-Olu at a direct primary election in October 2018 [1] and hence ineligible to run for ...
After the inauguration, an election was conducted to choose the Speaker and other principal officers of the 10th Assembly. After the election, Mudashiru Obasa , who is serving his sixth term in the Lagos State House of Assembly, was re-elected for his third term as the speaker of the 10th Lagos State House of Assembly.
The 2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election was held on 9 March 2019, to elect members of the Lagos State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 40 seats were up ...
Politically, the 2019 elections were a continuation of the state APC's control as Muhammadu Buhari won the state by 12% and the party held all three senate seats while gaining in the House of Representatives elections. On the state level, the APC also retained its House of Assembly majority but the gubernatorial election was prefaced by the ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, [6] [7] [8] the party came to power following the victory of party candidate Muhammadu Buhari [7] in the 2015 presidential election. [9]
Kosofe (Lagos State): Rotimi Agunsoye (APC) withdrew from the primary election. Misau/Dambam (Bauchi State): Ibrahim Makama Misau (PDP) withdrew from the primary election. Obingwa/Ugwunagbo/Osisioma : Solomon Adaelu (then-PDP) withdrew from the primary election. However, Adaelu defected to APGA and became its House nominee.
A total of 9 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Oluwarotimi Agunsoye won the election, defeating PDP Sherifat Olushola-Hassan and 7 other party candidates. Agunsoye received 58.63% of the votes, while Olushola-Hassan received 39.59%. [32]