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2015 Lagos State gubernatorial election

2015 Lagos State gubernatorial election

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An election for Governor of Lagos State took place on 11 April 2015. All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Akinwunmi Ambode, who is a former accountant general of Lagos State, defeated People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Jimi Agbaje and Alliance for Democracy (AD) candidate Bolaji Ogunseye. The governor and deputy governor are elected on the same ticket.[1]

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APC primary

APC candidate Akinwunmi Ambode defeated 12 other contestants to clinch the party ticket. He won with 3,735 votes to defeat his closest rival, Obafemi Hamzat (who received 1,201 votes), and Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Adeyemi Ikuforiji, who came in a distant third with 182 votes.[2]

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PDP primary

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General election

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See also

  • Nigerian National Assembly election, 2015 (Lagos State)

References

  1. [1]
    Admin. "Ambode Wins Lagos Gubernatorial Election/". Daily Post. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Akinwunmi Ambode wins Lagos APC governorship primaries". Premium Times. 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  3. [3]
    Akinrefon, Dapo. "Jimi Agbaje wins Lagos PDP governorship primaries". Vanguard. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
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