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LP Presidential Candidate Peter Obi
Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, has sprang a surprise in Lagos and in Adamawa states.
Early polling unit results show that Labour Party is doing well in many parts of the state, beating the APC in many polling units while the PDP came a distant third.
Early results from some polling units saw Peter Obi winning many polling units including picking one polling unit in Alausa, near the polling unit of Ahmed Tinubu.
Meanwhile, up North, according to eports by daily trust, Obi defeated his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival with 2,660 votes at Muchalla Ward, Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
Atiku is not just from Adamawa but his party controls the state.
According to results released from the collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the LGA, Obi polled a total of 4,524 votes while Atiku followed with 1,864 and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 340 votes while Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) trailed with 31 votes.
Below is the result:
APC 340
LP 4524
NNPP 31
PDP 1864
Total voters registered 16350
Total voters accredited 7020
Total voters cast 6995
Total valid 6826
Total rejected 169
