Several news in the media reported that the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, won the Presidential election in Lagos State.
The claim is TRUE, here is how we knew:
Presidential election was held across the country on the 25 February 2023. The results were collated from polling units to wards, to Local governments and to the State level.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, opened the national collation centre in Abuja on Sunday 26 February 2023.
On Monday 27 February 2023, INEC announced at the national collation centre that Peter Obi secured 582,454 votes in Lagos ahead of APCs Bola Tinubu who had 572,606. PDPs Atiku trails behind with 75,750 votes.
The result has since been publiushed on credible platforms like PUNCH, Channels, The Cable, THISDAY amongst others.
CONCLUSION
The claim that Obi defeated Tinubu in Lagos is TRUE.
