Who won Lagos in 2023?

Sekinat Osundiji

Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) defeated Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State in the February 25, 2023, presidential election, overturning expectations in a state long regarded as Tinubu’s political stronghold.

Obi polled 582,454 votes to defeat Tinubu, who secured 572,606 votes, while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came third with 75,750 votes, according to results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) received 8,442 votes.
Obi won Lagos by 9,848 votes, making the result one of the major surprises of the 2023 presidential ele...