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#NigeriaDecides2019: Ambode loses ward to PDP (See result)

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February 24, 2019

Presidential Candidate of PDP , Atiku Abubakar , has won the election in Gov . Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State ward in Epe , polling 2 , 511 votes to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari of APC, who got 2 , 367 votes .
Mr Adelaja Odukoya , the INEC Collation Officer, announced the results at INEC collation centre , Iraye , Epe , on Sunday.

The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that Ambode was able to win his Polling Unit 033, Ogunmodede College in Ajaganabe Area, Ward A 5 , Epe , where APC polled 131 votes as against PDP who got 116 votes .

Also , the PDP Senatorial Candidate , Abiodun Oyefusi , defeated the APC Candidate , Bayo Oshinowo , by 71 votes , with PDP polling 2 , 557 votes , while APC had 2 , 488 votes .

The PDP candidate for the House of Representatives , Oye Ayantuga, got 2 , 597 votes , while Wale Raji of APC polled 2 , 438 votes .

At Ward 2 , Epe , all the PDP candidates also defeated their APC counterparts .

Announcing the results , INEC Collation Officer, Mr Samsideen Jagbojagbo , said Atiku of PDP polled 1 , 044 votes , while President Buhari of APC had 824 votes .

The PDP Senatorial Candidate , Abiodun Oyefusi , got 1 , 087 as against Bayo Oshinowo of APC , who polled 935.

Oye Ayantuga , the PDP Candidate for House of Representatives , polled 1 , 023 votes while his counterpart , Wale Raji, had 855 votes . ( NAN)