The 2007 Lagos State gubernatorial election occurred on 14 April 2007.

Babatunde Raji Fashola Babatunde Raji Fashola ( yo, Bàbátúndé Rájí Fáṣọlá; born 28 June 1963) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician currently serving as the Federal Minister of Works and Housing of Nigeria. He served two terms as Governor of Lagos State ...

of the AC defeated other candidates, by polling 599,300 votes, PDP's Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro was closest contender with 383,956 votes.

Babatunde Fashola Babatunde Raji Fashola ( yo, Bàbátúndé Rájí Fáṣọlá; born 28 June 1963) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician currently serving as the Federal Minister of Works and Housing of Nigeria. He served two terms as Governor of Lagos State f ...

emerged the ACN candidate at the gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was

Sarah Adebisi Sosan Sarah Adebisi Sosan (born 11 February 1956) is a Nigerian politician and former teacher, she served as Deputy Governor of Lagos State from 2007 to 2011. Early life and education Sarah Adebisi was born in Lagos 11 February 1956 to the aristocratic ...

. 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.

Electoral system

The

Governor of Lagos State The governor of Lagos State is the head of government of Lagos State in Nigeria. The governor leads the executive branch of the Lagos State Government. This position places its holder in leadership of the state with command authority over the ...

is elected using the

plurality voting system Plurality voting refers to electoral systems in which a candidate, or candidates, who poll more than any other counterpart (that is, receive a plurality), are elected. In systems based on single-member districts, it elects just one member per ...

Primary election

PDP primary

The PDP governorship

primary election Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...

was in the main bowl of the National Stadium

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Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...

, on held on Saturday 9 December 2006, and lasted about 48 hours. There were 6,100 accredited delegates in attendance from across the state. Wife of the party's late gubernatorial aspirant

Funsho Williams Anthony Olufunsho Williams (9 May 1948 – 27 July 2006) was an influential politician from Lagos State and former Commissioner under Colonel Olagunsoye Oyinlola's Military Administration in Lagos. Early life Funsho Williams attended the St. Pa ...

, Hilda Funsho-Williams, led with 2,597 votes; Senator

Musiliu Obanikoro Musiliu Babatunde Obanikoro (popularly known as Koro) is a Nigerian politician. He served as Senator for Lagos State from 2003–2007, and was later appointed High Commissioner to Ghana. He served as the Minister of State for Defence during 20 ...

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 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 ''Vanguard Nigeria'', however, announced the failure of Funsho-Williams to secure the required 50% win. It was

, however, who got to be nominated as the party's candidate.

Candidates

* Party nominee:

* Running mate: * Hilda Funsho-Williams: ''de facto'' winner. * Kamson * Adedeji Doherty * Wahab Dosunmu * Babatunde Olowu * Kayode Anibaba * Ademola Adeniji Adele * Abosede Oshinowo * Tunde Fanimokun

Results

A total of 22 candidates registered with the

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to contest in the election. The AC candidate,

, won, defeating PDP' Musuliu Obanikoro, DPA's

Jimi Agbaje Olujimi Kolawole Agbaje (popularly known as Jimi Agbaje or JK; born 2 March 1957), is a Nigerian Pharmacist, and Politician. He was the 2015 PDP's Lagos State Governorship candidate, but he lost out to the eventual winner Akinwunmi Ambode. He ...

, and 19 other minor party candidates. The total number of registered voters in the state was 4,204,000.

References

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