With most of the results already collated in the governorship election in Lagos state, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode of the All Progressives Congress, will be declared early Sunday as the governor-elect.
In the tightest governorship election, the APC candidate was able to edge out the stiff opposition of Mr. Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party, by winning about 55 per cent of the votes cast.
Agbaje got about 45 per cent of the votes, in the result shown TheNews Saturday night.
Agbaje was able to challenge the APC candidate with the massive vote of Igbo residents of Lagos, who appeared to have repeated the voting pattern exhibited two weeks ago, in the presidential election, in which they cast their ballots for the PDP.
From the results collated,the APC won in 15 local councils, while the PDP won in five. Below are the results for 12 old LGs.
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
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my sympathy would ve gone the Igbos way, bt for 50-50 law, cos no Igbo state will and can accomodate Yorubas, the way we welcome them, mind u this is nt peculiar to Igbos, we are known
for given bread to outsider bt stone to our brother, l believe Asiwaju will undone the knot that he ties, starting with Igbokwe
unfortunately the house we build with saliva is already crashing on our head, who gave the so call Igbo this power, your Asiwaju or watever you call his name, l am sure we have not hear the last of this drama
GLORY BE TO GOD. THIS IS HARD WON VICTORY FOR MR AMBODE DESPITE SO MANY HURDLE INCLUDING THE ISSUE ABOUT IGBO PEOPLE.
Nigeria just like Lagos belongs to everyone irrespective of tribe or religion. What we need is to restructure the country, strengthen our institutions, introduce community policing etc. These will largely address most of the perceptions.
You people stop mincing the truth with dogmatic believe of democracy. Will the Zionist who rules America where the deceit of democracy just allow anybody to rule America in mere name of democracy. Where all Nigerians really, could any tribes be allowed all these provocative claims the igbos are making in Lagos in any of IBO States. Let me tell you, it is difficult for non indegenes to acquire lands in iboland not to be claiming that they are more than Igbo indegenes in their lands. Well, it is not their fault but for the evilmineded bastard Yourubas among PDP who want power by all means who have forgotten that east or west home is home. I think all of them will go to Onitsha, Nnewi, Urlu, Our, Mnbise to go and become Obi after the election to see the genuineness of the so called fraternity With the majority Igbo who developed the Lagos as acclaimed.
Let us stop this crass myopic tribalism that has kept us apart for long. We stop making sense whenever we resort to tribal sentimentalism in dealing with issues. It just certainly makes us blind.
Politics is not the same as importation of containers. Go and learn the rudiments of politics. You throw away Senate Presidency, House Speaker, then you turn around to complain of marginalization. So foolhardy.
Pls, stop this crass myopic tribalism. We all stop making sense whenever we resort to tribal sentimentalism in dealing with issues. It just certainly makes us blind.
Niyi, your message is mis-directed. It will pass but for now it's fire for fire. You can't insult my tribe and I will turn the other cheek. Enough is enough!
Perhaps, you should read it when you're less on heat.
Ok. I will but that depends on Jimmy & Associates.
Being jugdemental is wrong, you guys are talking bad about Igbo's that they come to your land and make wealth, what are you lagosians doing when the Igbos that you referred to as Egyptians make does wealth in your land. They have invested in your land and have turned your land into paradise why you lazy about looking for easy money here and there, and you that is talking about trust, who is begging you to trust the Igbos, thats your own headache, talking about the election, you as a citizen has the right to vote for who ever you like. So little minded lagosians grow up and work hard like the Igbos, if you want to kick "Igbos out of Lagos" which you and I know is impossible.
Stop this crass myopic tribalism. We all stop making sense whenever we resort to tribal sentimentalism in dealing with issues. It just certainly makes us blind.
Lagos will not be conducive for your Eze Ndigbo and the leaders that lead you guys astray. Just wait and see no one will teach you to return to Aba and Okrika. You will soon hear from Oba of Lagos
The Oba of Lagos history comes from Benin. He has no land in Lagos. Oba Ado, the fisrt Oba of Lagos was sent to then Eko to collect taxes on his fathers behalf, the then Oba of Benin.
The hospitality of the Aworis (the real land owners ) welcome him, and he was ask to rule them. So he the Oba can also by revade back to Benin.
If you can`t beat them , you join them. igbos failed to adhere to that principle, they have just boxed themselves to a corner, a land where your business thrives isn`t where you should show you disloyalty openly. The bad igbos have rubbished the trust among their good ones. For me to trust Ibo man again, its Akuko
@Bola, stop this crass myopic tribalism. We all stop making sense whenever we resort to tribal sentimentalism in dealing with issues. It just certainly makes us blind.
Bola you simply need to grow up and start looking past your nose.please don't blame the zig is for you shortsightedness .
I haven't heard you say anything to the other comments. Is Bola the only one with myopia? Stop this crass myopic tribalism. We all stop making sense whenever we resort to tribal sentimentalism in dealing with issues. It just certainly makes us blind.
Thanks Niyi, All this Noise markers are not Lagosians, I can bet you. There are mostly from this jungles of the Yoruba speaking Lands. so called (Aro oke) meanin people from the far up land. They are also strengers in Lagos as a matter of fact
I HAVE SAID IT BEFORE I WILL REPEAT AGAIN IGBO NATION OR WHATEVER THEY CALLED THEM ARE MISCHIEVOUS AND BETRAYALS, IT IS HIGH TIME WE SEND THEM OUT OF LAGOS TO THEIR JUNGLE IN THE SE AND SS.....WE DON'T NEED DESTITUTE IN LAGOS...THEY ARE HORRIBLE AND ENEMIES OF PROGRESS
All was started by Asiwaju in is liberality. Go to Alausa you will see lots of these Igbo working in Alausa. Tell me the basis of appointing Igbo Commissioner in Lagos? Is it Federal allocation. Calaba was once capital of Nigeria before Lagos. Could anybody claim Uyo no man's land.. It is high time the Youruba leaders shine their eyes and see things in the right ways so that they will not perish all our great father achieved with pains as opposition leaders be destroyed by this liberal notions.
Going by history, all the development in Ikeja and some of Mainland in the so called Lagos was achieved by Great Pa. Awolowo before politics of Federal government cut these developed area from Western region and joined them with Lagos Island and named Ikeja the Capital.
It's good to build a united and progressive Nigeria where tribalism has no role to play
Don't worry. Asiwaju has taken note.
You referred to the Igbos as mischievous, the last time I checked my statistics the Yorubas are the mischievous ones in Lagos, they engage themselves in all sort of nuisance activities. And being enemy to progress you know it is the Yorubas who at any slight opportunity likes to hinder progressive work. So my dear before you decide to post on social media, research properly
Harry you need to grow up. Being nasty to a particular ethnic group in the polity will not lead you anywhere. I don't have any interest in politics and who wins doesn't matter to me either as long as the govt leads well.
Thank you, Ike. Let us all stop this crass myopic tribalism. We all stop making sense whenever we resort to tribal sentimentalism in dealing with issues. It just certainly makes us blind.