The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State challenged the results of Saturday’s council elections in the state on Monday. In a statement released on Monday, PDP state chairman Deji Doherty claimed that the elections were rigged in favor of the ruling APC. “I seize this opportunity
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, has tentatively scheduled elections for July 24, 2021, in the state’s 20 Local Governments and 35 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, as stipulated by the 1999 Nigerian Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Justice Ayotunde Phillips (retd), the commission’s chairman, revealed the news in a
The Nigerian National Summit Group, NNSG, has commended Nigerians for active participation in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly polls. In the same vein, the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, also described the elections as impressive and innovative. LASIEC said that the use of the card readers for the elections was very