announced the All Progressives Congress governorship
candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, as
the winner of the April 11 election while the Peoples
Democratic Party governorship candidate, Mr. Jimi
Agbaje, came second.
However, the PDP has rejected the result on the ground of
what it called "the controversial" circumstances within which
the election was conducted.
Out of the 20 local government areas of Lagos, Ambode won
15 while Agbaje won five.
Figures by INEC showed that Ambode polled 811,994 votes
while Agbaje got 659,788 votes, a difference of 152, 206
votes.
However, the Lagos State chapter of the PDP, in a statement
by its Legal Adviser, Mr. Adeleke Adefala, on Sunday, said in
areas where the APC won, card readers were manipulated.
The statement, which was addressed to the Resident
Electoral Commissioner, read, "I, on behalf of our
governorship candidate, the state assembly candidates and
the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, write to bring
to your attention the following issues for your immediate
attention and resolution.
"Our candidates have brought to our attention that contrary
to electoral rules and guidelines, the newly introduced card
readers were not used in the following local governments:
Epe, Babagry, Mushin, Ikorodu Eti Osa, Alimosho, Ikeja,
Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos Island and some parts of other local
governments.
"This amounted to no proper accreditation of voters and a
denouncement of the sanctity of the voting process. There
were numerous complaints of front and uploading of the
card readers with fictitious names before commencement of
accreditation in areas where card readers were used such as
Lagos Island, Ikorodu, Kosofe, Lagos Mainland and Badagry.
"We hereby demand the suspension of the collation and
release of the results pending investigation into our
complaints."
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