Official Results: PDP’s Dankwambo Wins Re-election In Gombe, Ambode Wins In Lagos

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, Nigeria 2015 Election Sunday, April 12th, 2015

Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe state has been declared the winner of the Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

Declaring the results Sunday, the Returning Officer, Professor Saminu Ibrahim said the governor won by polling a total of 285,369 votes against Inuwa Yahaya’s 205,132 votes

Ambode Defeats Agbaje In Lagos

Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has won the governorship election conducted in Lagos State, Nigeria by defeating his major contestant, Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Ambode polled 811,994 votes to beat Agbaje who polled 659,788 votes in the results declared by the Returning Officer, Lagos State Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Isaac Adewole on Sunday in Yaba, Lagos.

Agbaje so much backed on the Igbos, he was able to win five Local Governments. They are Ajeromi Ifelodun, Amuwo Odofin, Oshodi/Isolo, Surulere and Ojo, while Ambode won in 15 Local Governments.

The results:

……………………………………APC PDP

IBEJU LEKKI 14,696 11,292

Lagos Island 34,232 16,111

Badagry 27,086 22,664

Ajeromi Ifelodun 42,954 52,596

Eti-Osa 28,082 24,486

Mainland 31,836 26,889

Ikeja 33,178 26,419

Amuwo Odofin 26,349 35,168

Oshodi Isolo 42,835 43,904

Ifako Ijaiye 46,485 26,898

Epe 31,498 13,425

Ikorodu 52,061 35,259

Apapa 22,169 19,486

Surulere 51,404 54,202

Mushin 60,220 38,620

Agege 46,909 32,885

Ojo 31,910 34,693

Kosofe 53,890 40,253

Alimosho 90,558 67,480

Jimi Agbaje concedes defeat

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in Lagos, Jimi Agbaje, was said to have called and congratulated Mr Ambode on his victory in the polls.

Reports said he called Ambode at 6.50pm said he was looking forward to a more prosperous Lagos.