Lagos PDP Seeks Use of Card Reader for Council Polls

The Lagos state chapter of the PDP on Sunday advocated for the use of Card Readers for the state’s council elections.
This was coming on the heels of accolade received by INEC for the use of the innovative cars reader for the 2015 general elections in Nigeria.
The tenure of the last democratically elected council in the state expired in 2014.
In a statement signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Mr Taofik Gani, the PDP also berated the state for not conducting the council polls long after the expiration of the tenure of the last elected council officials.
According to the PDP, the composition and existence of the councils as they presently stand is illegal, unconstitutional and democracy.
“The Administrators appointed by the state for the council’s are not recognised nor accommodated in any of our governing laws.
“Section 7 of the 1999 Constitution as amended states that only democratically elected local government council is guaranteed.
” It is thus unexpected that a state like Lagos that says it progressive and democratic can continually disregard this constitutional provision and allow illegal, unconstitutional councils since October 2014 when the tenure of the last councils terminated.
The PDP however tasked the state government to prove beyond doubt that it was truly progressive by immediately ensuring that the state Independent Electoral Commission, (LASIEC) released the Notice of elections for a free, fair, credible poll.
It also urged the Lagos House of Assembly to make necessary amendments to the present LASIEC law to accommodate the use of PVC and Card reader to conduct the council polls.
” We shall mobilise our votes and stand to protect it. We have no doubt that our soaring influence in Lagos state will cut across at least 35 LCDAs and 250 Wards during the polls”. It added.