The incumbent Governor of Lagos State and gubernatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is leading other contestants, according to reports.
Sanwo-Olu is contesting against Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party (LP) and Abdul-Azeez Adediran of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the governorship position.
The Governor has won all the 18 LGAs announced so far by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
He defeated the LP governorship candidate in his LGA, Ikeja. He polled 32,273 votes to defeat Rhodes-Vivour who had 15,174.
In his own LGA — Lagos Island — Sanwo-Olu won by a landslide.
The Lagos Governor also won Surulere LGA, the base of Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, and Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the house of representatives.
In Ojo, the LGA of the PDP candidate, Sanwo-Olu also posted a convincing victory.
He secured 30,797 votes while the PDP candidate had 3,889 and Rhodes-Vivour polled 19,027.
