By ADEYEMI ADELEYE/TAIYE OLAYEMI

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the APC gubernatorial candidate, is currently leading 15 other candidates in the Governorship Election held on Saturday in the state.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state collation of results of the gubernatorial poll is ongoing at the INEC Media Centre, located within the premises of the state headquarters of the commission.

The exercise, which started at 12 noon on Sunday with the arrival of results from 19 out of the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state, is being monitored by representatives of political parties, domestic and foreign observers, media and other stakeholders under the watch of security agencies.

As at 2.40 pm, results from 19 LGAs have been announced by the respective INEC Local Government Collation Officers one after the order.

The results of LGAs so far released are Lagos Island, Apapa, Epe, Agege, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Ikeja, Mushin, Surelere, Ibeju-Lekki, Ifako-Ijaiye, Badagry, Lagos Mainland, Alimosho, Ojo, Ikorodu, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Somolu, Amuwo-Odofin.

In the 19 LGAs announced so far, APC’s Sanwo-Olu is leading while the candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour is coming second.

The Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, is in a distant third position.

In Lagos Island LGA, APC polled 37,760 votes, PDP scored 1,783 votes, LP garnered 1,317 votes while other political parties in the contest polled less than 150 votes each.

In Apapa LGA, APC polled 21,007 votes, LP garnered 4,157 votes, PDP scored 2,489 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 200 votes each.

In Epe LGA, APC polled 29,614, votes, LP garnered 1,515 votes, PDP scored 3,272 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled l00 and below votes each

In Agege LGA, APC polled 35,845 votes, LP garnered 8,486 votes, PDP scored 3,176 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 250 votes each.

In Ajeromi-Ifelodun LGA, APC polled 39,798 votes, LP garnered 19,821 votes, PDP scored 2,607 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 250 votes each.

In Ikeja LGA, APC polled 32,273 votes, LP garnered 15,174 votes, PDP scored 1,616 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 350 votes each.

In Mushin LGA, APC polled 52,249 votes, LP garnered 11,759 votes, PDP scored 4,006 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 350 votes each.

In Surulere LGA, APC polled 42,451 votes, LP garnered 28,069 votes, PDP scored 2,200 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 400 votes each.

In Ibeju-Lekki LGA, APC polled 19,369 votes, LP garnered 3,785 votes, PDP scored 3,189 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 150 votes each.

In Ifako-Ijaiye LGA, APC polled 38,682 votes, LP garnered 13,020 votes, PDP scored 2,262 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 400 votes each.

In Badagry LGA, APC polled 41,482 votes, LP garnered 4,863 votes, PDP scored 5,472 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 220 votes each.

In Lagos Mainland LGA, APC polled 26,021 votes, LP garnered 9,999 votes, PDP scored 2,362 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 300 votes each

In Alimosho LGA, APC polled 83,631 votes, LP garnered 37,136 votes, PDP scored 7,872 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 700 votes each.

In Somolu LGA, APC polled 36,783 votes, LP garnered 15,096 votes, PDP scored 3,130 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 400 votes each.

In Ojo LGA, APC polled 30,797 votes, LP garnered 19,027 votes, PDP scored 3,889 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 200 votes each.

In Ikorodu LGA, APC polled 64,697 votes, LP garnered 13,207 votes, PDP scored 3,797votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 600 votes each

In Kosofe LGA, APC polled 49,344 votes, LP garnered 26,123 votes, PDP scored 3,537 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 700 votes each.

In Oshodi-Isolo LGA, APC polled 36,792 votes, LP garnered 24,948 votes, PDP scored 2,515 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 300 votes each.

In Amuwo-Odofin LGA, APC polled 17,576 votes, LP garnered 34,860 votes, PDP scored 1,809 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 200 votes each.

NAN reports that some of the INEC LGA Collation Officers admitted that there were cancellation of elections in some polling units in their jurisdiction, citing over voting, snatching of ballot boxes, burning of ballot papers, and other disruptions

Earlier, Prof. Adenike Oladiji, the Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), the Returning Officer for the Governorship Election, said that the centre must get the collation right.

Oladiji urged all stakeholders that the correctness of the results brought to the collation centre would be judiciously tested.

Meanwhile, INEC’s rescheduled election in 10 polling units inside the Victoria Garden City (VGC), under Eti-Osa Local Government area, is ongoing and the commission is awaiting results from this local government.

Consequently, Oladiji, who announced recess at 2.43 pm, said that the collation would resume at 5.00p.m. (NAN)

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