Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has defeated the All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in his Lagos home state.
Tinubu won more local governments, but Obi defeated him with the majority of the votes cast.
Results of all the 20 local governments have been declared.
Tinubu won in 11 while Obi won in nine local government areas.
Local governments won by Tinubu include Agege, Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Surulere and Mushin.
Obi on the other hand won Eti-Osa, Amuwo Odofin, Ikeja, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Alimosho, Ojo and Somolu.
With the results declared, Obi polled 582,454 while Tinubu scored 572,606 votes. The Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar, came third with 75,750 votes.
The results was announced by the Returning Officer for the state, Prof Adenike Oladiji.
Details of the results:
Accredited Voters- 1,347152
APC- 572,606
APGA -2,316
LP – 582,454
NNPP -8,442
PDP- 75,750
Rejected Votes – 64,278
Total Valid Votes – 1,335,729