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Moshood Adebayo
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his running mate, Obafemi Hamzat.
He also congratulated the 40 House of Assembly candidates of the party for their resounding victory at the polls on Saturday.
Sanwo-Olu was declared winner of the election and governor-elect of Lagos by the Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede.
He polled 739,445 votes to defeat his closest challenger and candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Jimi Agbaje who got 206,141votes.
In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Habib Aruna, Ambode said the feat was a reward for the vigorous campaign embarked upon by the APC candidate and his running mate across the length and breadth of the state.
“Lagosians have spoken loud and clear with their votes and have overwhelmingly voted for a government they believe will continue the trajectory of growth that we have experienced in the last 20 years under the APC.
“It is, therefore, with great pleasure that I congratulate our great party for a resounding victory yesterday. Again, the people of Lagos have decided to stay on the path of infrastructural drive, economic growth and all round development,” he said.
