Sanwo-Olu emerges Lagos APC governorship primary winner

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Clement Ebri has declared Babajide Sanwo-Olu the winner of Lagos State governorship primary elections held on Tuesday 2 October after its initial insistence that the election had not been held.

The Ebiri-led NWC that monitored the party’s governorship primary had stated earlier that the exercise held across the 20 local government areas of the state was null and void.

Ebri, who addressed the press around 4:30 pm at Protea Hotel, Alausa, said the election could not have held because the committee was still expecting the list of officials appointed to supervise the election.

However this morning, Ebri upheld the results of the primaries and declared Sanwo-Olu as winner.

“Governor Akinwunmi Ambode 72,901 votes, the other aspirant, Babajide Sanwo-Olu 970,851. I Clement Ebri, the chairman Lagos governorship primary committee hereby declare Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the winner of that election. Thank you,” Ebri said.