The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the collation of results from Lagos State and announced the first official result.
Truetells Nigeria reports INEC on Sunday evening confirmed the result from Lagos Mainland Local Government.
According to the result declared by the Collation Officer, Aliyu Sule Seidu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) won with 20,030 votes, the Labour Party came second with 18,698 while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came a distant third with 3,002 votes.
A breakdown of the result from the local government shows the total valid votes were 40,095 while the total votes cast were 45,299.
Lagos is the home state of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
Lagos Police Reacts To Threat Against Voters
The Lagos State Police Command has reacted to a viral video of where voters were forced to vote for candidates of the All Progressives Congress in the state.
Naija News learnt that a Twitter user, with the handle, @omoelerinjare posted a video reporting a polling unit in the Surulere area of Lagos state where voters were been sent home if they would not vote for the APC during the poll.
He said: “This is happening right now at Fehintola Giwa Street Aguda, Surulere, Lagos state. They are asking people who won’t vote APC should go home. INEC what’s happening. Explain to us!”
The unidentified man threatened voters against voting for any other political party except APC.
He said: “If you no fit vote APC for here, go your house. Nobody force you come here. I go come look am, if I see you vote another party, you go enter wahala.”
Reacting via his Twitter handle, the Lagos police command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, described the act as criminal and against the Electoral Act 2022.
According to him, an investigation and prosecution will commence and the perpetrator will be brought to book.