2007 Lagos State gubernatorial election
2007 gubernatorial election in Lagos State, Nigeria
The 2007 Lagos State gubernatorial election occurred on 14 April 2007. Babatunde Raji Fashola 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 emerged the ACN candidate at the gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Sarah Adebisi Sosan.
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 is elected using the plurality voting system.
Primary election
PDP primary
The PDP governorship primary election was in the main bowl of the National Stadium Surulere, Lagos, 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, Hilda Funsho-Williams, led with 2,597 votes; Senator Musiliu Obanikoro followed closely with 2,195 votes.
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