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Nigeria 2023 elections: Peter Obi victorious in Lagos

In Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous state, Peter Obi of the Labour Party has been proclaimed the victor of the presidential election.

In order to overcome Bola Tinubu of the APC, who received 572, 606 votes, Mr. Obi received 582,454 votes.

PDP candidate Atiku Abubakar finished third with 75,750 votes.

In Lagos, where Mr. Tinubu has a significant amount of political control and influence, a total of 1,347,152 persons were accredited to vote.

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See the final scores below:

Accredited voters 1,347152

A3069
AA 498
AAC 1597
ADC 5789
ADP 2439
APC 572,606
APGA 2316
APM 709
APP 371
BP 1837
LP 582454
NNPP 8,442
LRM 609
PDP 75,750
PRP 1120
SDP 772
YPP 1109
ZLP 9964

Valid votes 1,271,451
Rejected 64,278
Total votes cast 1,335,729

Source: The Independent Ghana

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