Politics
Obi Wins Tinubu In Lagos With 9,848 Votes’ Margin …Beats Asiwaju In Own LG
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi is leading his counterpart in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, with 9,848 votes in Lagos State.
Lagos is the base of Tinubu, who was governor of the state from 1999 to 2007.
As of the time of filing this report at 10:50am on Monday, Obi polled 582,454 while Tinubu scored 572,606 votes in the 20 local government areas in Lagos.
However, Atiku came a distant third, with a total vote of 74,707.
The figures are according to results collated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the February 25 presidential election in Lagos.
INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje opened the floor at the state collation centre in the Yaba area of the state on Sunday and the collation ran until midnight on Monday.
The results for 17 of the state’s 20 LGAs presented by 3:40am on Monday, including Lagos Mainland, Ikorodu, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos Island, Badagry, Agege, Ikeja, Shomolu, Kosofe, Amuwo Odofin, Eti Osa, Surulere, Apapa, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ajeromi, Oshodi-Isolo.
Results presented for Mushin LGA and contested Sunday night, by the Inter-party Advisory Committee (IPAC), were cleared by the state collation officer when the INEC Collation Officers reconvened on Monday.
For the declared results be the respective returning officers, LP on with 55,547 votes; APC scored 13,318; while PDP took 22,383 in Amuwo-Odofin.
In Ikorodu, APC won with 50,353 votes; LP scored 28,951, just as PDP went home with 4,508.
In Agege, APC also won with 29,568 votes; LP came second with 13,270 and PDP got 4,498.
APC won in Badagry with 31, 903; LP got 13,270, and PDP scored 6,024.
Tinubu also won in Surulere with 39, 002, LP got 36, 923, and PDP 2,651.
LP won the state capital, Ikeja, with 30,004 votes, APC scored 21,276, and PDP 2,280.
In Ibeju-Lekki, APC garnered 14, 685, LP got 10,410, and PDP 1,329.
APC also won in Lagos Mainland with 20,030 votes, LP 18,698, and PDP 3,002.
In Kosofe, Obi won with 46,554 votes, APC 36,883, and PDP 4,058 votes.
Tinubu won Apapa with 15,471, LP scored 7,566 while PDP got 2,957.
The Jagaban also won Lagos Island with 27,760 votes, Obi took 3,058, while Atiku got 2,521 votes.
Obi trashed Tinubu in Eti-Osa with 42,388 votes, APC got 15,317, and PDP secured 3,369.
In Ifako-Ijaiye, Tinubu got 30,756 votes, Obi 25,437 votes and PDP 3,258.
Obi defeated Tinubu in Ajeromi-Ifelodun with 35,663 votes, APC came second with 25,938, and PDP 4,680.
In Oshodi-Isolo, Obi humbled Tinubu with 51, 020 votes, APC 27,181, and PDP 3,139.
Tinubu trounced Obi in Epe with 19, 867 votes, LP 3,497, and PDP 5,221.
In Somolu, Obi led Tinubu slightly with 28, 936, to 27,879, while PDP got 3,449 votes.
In Mushin, Tinubu won with 41,907; Obi 23,390; and PDP 3,478.
Obi won in Ojo with 38,859 votes; APC 20,603; and PDP 3,701.
Labour Party also won in Alimosho with 71,327; APC 62,909; and PDP 8,201.
Of the 87, 209,007 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collected nationwide for the election, 6,214,970 PVCs were collected in Lagos.
This is closely followed by Kano with 5,594,193, and Kaduna with 4,164, 473.
Aside from Tinubu and Obi, an ex-governor of Anambra State, other presidential candidates in the race include Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for political parties to submit the list of candidates for the 2027 governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections from Saturday, August 8, to Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
The commission announced the extension in a statement issued on Saturday and signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna.
According to INEC, the decision followed appeals by political parties for additional time to complete the submission process through the dedicated online portal.
“The submission window, which according to the revised Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the General Election was originally scheduled to close on Saturday, 8th August, 2026, has been extended to Tuesday, 11th August, 2026,” the commission said.
In a a related development, INEC announced the suspension of PVC collection in Osun State ahead of the August 15 governorship election.
The commission said voters who applied for replacement of lost, damaged or defaced Permanent Voter Cards would have until midnight on Sunday, August 9, to print downloadable copies of their cards.
The electoral body explained that the deadline was necessary to enable it compile data on downloaded PVCs and produce final statistics on the total number of cards collected ahead of the election.
INEC said PVC collection in Osun commenced at the Registration Area level from July 22 to 28, 2026, but was extended to July 31 following complaints about large crowds and difficulties experienced by voters at collection centres.
The exercise subsequently moved to the local government level and ran from August 1 to 7.
The commission also disclosed that replacement downloadable PVCs had been made available to voters in Odo-Otin and Ife Central Local Government Areas following the theft of cards during attacks on the two collection centres.
It stressed that the stolen cards could not be used to vote.
INEC reassured Osun residents of its preparedness for the August 15 governorship election.
“The commission reiterates that the stolen cards cannot be used to vote.
“INEC reassures the people of Osun State of its readiness to conduct a free, fair, credible and inclusive governorship election on 15th August, 2026,” the statement said.
The commission said the deadline, initially set for Saturday, 8 August, has been extended to Tuesday, 11 August 2026, following appeals from political parties for more time.
INEC also announced that the window for voters who applied to replace lost, damaged or defaced PVCs to download their replacement cards will close at midnight on Sunday, 9 August.
The move is to enable the commission compile final PVC collection figures ahead of the 15 August Osun governorship election.
INEC said replacement downloadable PVCs have also been provided to affected voters in Odo-Otin and Ife Central Local Government Areas after hoodlums carted away cards from two collection centres, stressing that the stolen cards cannot be used to vote.
The commission reaffirmed its readiness to conduct a free, fair, credible and inclusive election in Osun State.
Gov. Kefas made the remarks over the weekend at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jalingo, during the flag-off of the second phase of the Renewed Hope Medical Outreach in Taraba State, organised as part of activities marking Prof. Yilwatda’s 58th birthday.
The governor commended Prof. Yilwatda for choosing to mark his birthday by providing medical care to people in need.
“What Professor Nentawe did is a powerful demonstration of what leadership should be,” Gov. Kefas said.
He assured that his administration would continue to support initiatives that complement government efforts to improve healthcare delivery and the wellbeing of residents.
Speaking at the event, Prof. Yilwatda called on Nigerian leaders to embrace the culture of giving and use their positions to touch the lives of the less privileged.
He said his decision to celebrate his 58th birthday in Taraba State was deliberate and informed by the needs of underserved communities, particularly people who face difficulties accessing healthcare because of distance and financial constraints.
According to him, the intervention followed a needs assessment and was extended across the three senatorial districts of the state.
He said the exercise commenced on August 3 at Takum General Hospital and covered the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Wukari; First Referral Hospital, Sunkani, Ardo-Kola Local Government Area; General Hospital, Bali; General Hospital, Gembu; and FMC Jalingo.
Prof. Yilwatda said the intervention provided medical services to thousands of beneficiaries, including people who required surgical procedures.
He said sustainable national development could only be achieved when strong institutions placed Nigerians at the centre of development.
“Leadership is about service,” he said, urging political and public leaders to make giving back to society an important part of their responsibilities.
He reaffirmed his commitment to serving Nigeria and its people, saying his personal vision was to make every day of his life useful to humanity.
“Every day that I live, the vision is: let it be useful to humanity,” he said.
The Taraba State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bordiya Buma, commended the initiative, saying it was consistent with the Renewed Hope agenda and efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery in the state.
Dr Buma said the second phase followed the successful completion of the first phase, which was conducted simultaneously in six local government areas, with two LGAs selected from each of the three senatorial districts.
According to him, more than 10,000 patients were attended to during the first phase, including people with medical and surgical conditions.
He disclosed that 327 general surgeries, 71 eye surgeries and 575 dental procedures were carried out during the exercise.
The commissioner expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for the Renewed Hope Medical Outreach and thanked Prof. Yilwatda for supporting the initiative and choosing Taraba State as a beneficiary.
The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, also commended Prof. Yilwatda for choosing Taraba State to mark his 58th birthday through a medical outreach.
Prof. Pate said making healthcare the centrepiece of the birthday celebration was significant because health affects everyone.
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