BREAKING: 2023 election: Peter Obi defeats Tinubu in Lagos

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has floored his All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, in Lagos State.

This was confirmed from the collation of results at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Lagos State collation centre in Yaba.

Tinubu is a former Lagos governor and the state is historically his stronghold.

Tinubu polled 572,606 behind Obi who had 582,354.

Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) garnered 75,750 votes, while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and Adewole Adebayo of Social Democratic Party (SDP) had 8,442 and 772 respectively.

The LGAs are Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Amuwo-Odofin, Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Somolu, Ojo and Alimosho

Tinubu triumphed in Agege, Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, and Surulere.