Lagos by-election results have started coming in from different polling units.
Newsone Nigeria reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commenced the Lagos by-election at exactly 8 am on Saturday, December 5, amidst tight security.
The Lagos by-election is taking place across five local government areas (LGAs): Somolu, Kosofe, Ikorodu, Epe and Ibeju-Lekki; and eleven local council development areas LCDA’s with the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party, Babatunde Gbadamosi and Tokunbo Abiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party, seen as the main contenders.
The Lagos by-election is taking place in Lagos East senatorial district to replace the vacant seat created due to Senator Adebayo Osinowo’s death in June 2020.
Lagos East Senatorial District, has 1, 978 polling units, 71 wards, and 1,343,448 registered voters with Kosofe II State Constituency having 337 polling units spread across six wards with a total of 280,363 registered voters.
Below is the Lagos By-Election Results… (REFRESH ALWAYS)
Sunday morning: Below are the results in all affected LGAs:
Shomolu
APC: 17,728
PDP: 2,067
Epe
APC: 22,213
PDP: 1,826
Ibeju Lekki
APC: 16,336
PDP: 937
Ikorodu
APC: 19,204
PDP: 3,766
Kosofe
APC: 13,723
PDP: 2,661
4:08 PM: Agiliti central mosque Ikosi-Isheri LCDA Assembly:
PDP. 8
APC 122
ADC. 2
Senate : PDP: 9 APC: 118 ADC: 2.
4:03 PM: Ward A Ikosi-Isheri LCDA community hall 38 Isheri Road
Senate APC 38 Pdp 5 AAC 4 State Assembly APC 39 Pdp 5 AAC 4
3:58 PM: Ikosi-Isheri LCDA P. Unit 18 Baale Street Ajewole ll
SENATORIAL APC 22 PDP 6 ADC 1 HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY APC 22 PDP 6 ADC 1
3:45 PM: PU:036 Ikosi-Isheri LCDA
Senate 27 APC Senate 6 PDP HoA 26 APC HoA 5. PDP PU:037 Senate 40 APC Senate 10 PDP HoA 40 APC HoA 10. PDP.
3:36 PM: Ikosi-Isheri LCDA Ward G pulling unit 001
Assembly. PDP. APC. 6. 55 SENATORIAL. PDP. APC. 9. 52. Void:2
3:04 PM: ward G, Kosofe LG PU: 064 Total No of Registered voters: 1810
APC: 27
AAC: 01
PDP: 08
3:00 PM: Polling Unit 004, Ward 4, Oke-Balogun registration area (this is the polling unit of the Deputy Governor of Lagos State)
APC – 97 votes
PDP – 10 votes
ADP – 2 votes
ADC – 1 vote
Total registered votes: 111.
2:23 PM: first Lagos by-election result from Ibeje/Lekki LGA sees 361 votes registered with APC polling 139 votes while PDP scored just 2 votes.
Please note that these results are yet to be confirmed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the only body recognised by law to declare election result.
