Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress has been officially declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Lagos State.

Sanwo-Olu polled a total of 739,445 votes out of a total of 977,476 votes. The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Olujimi Agbaje polled 206,141 votes.

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21,239 votes were rejected, the returning officer for the state Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede said on Sunday.

Sanwo-Olu is now expected to succeed Akinwunmi Ambode as the governor of the state on May 29.

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