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followed closely with 2,195 votes. Others like Engr. Kamson polled 683 votes, Senator Wahab Dosunmu had 253 votes, Prince Ademola Adeniji Adele got 190 votes, Engr. Adedeji Doherty got 73 votes, Chief Tunde Fanimokun polled 61 votes, Arch. Kayode Anibaba had 18 votes, Mrs. Abosede Oshinowo got 17
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votes, and Sir Babatunde Olowu polled one vote. There were some voided votes. The Chairman of the Electoral Panel, Rear Admiral Babatunde Ogundele (rtd), according to
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Of the 22 candidates who contested in the governorship election, 20 were male, only two were female. Among the deputies, 18 were male, four were female.
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Omonijo, Bolade; Obateru, Taye; Mammah, Emeka; Akoni, Olasunkanmi; Erunke, Joseph; Akinyemi, Demola (December 11, 2006).
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Odili, Paul; Aihe, Okoh; Akpor, Albert; Usman, Evelyn (April 16, 2007).
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candidate at the gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was
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Yinka Fabowale, Yinka; Alarape, Akeeb (April 3, 2007).
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defeated other candidates, by polling 599,300 votes,
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2007 gubernatorial election in Lagos State, Nigeria
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Index

2003
2011
Babatunde Fashola
Musiliu Obanikoro
AC
PDP
Sarah Adebisi Sosan
Governor
Bola Tinubu
AD
Governor
Babatunde Fashola
AC
Babatunde Raji Fashola
AC
PDP
Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro
Babatunde Fashola
ACN
Sarah Adebisi Sosan
Governor of Lagos State
plurality voting system
primary election
Surulere
Lagos
Funsho Williams
Musiliu Obanikoro
Musiliu Obanikoro
Musiliu Obanikoro
Independent National Electoral Commission

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