The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has unveiled guidelines for the forthcoming local government election scheduled for July 24.
LASIEC Chairman, Retired Justice Ayotunde Philips, in the guidelines issued on Saturday, said the commission had fixed N150, 000, N100, 000 and N75, 000 as nomination forms fees for the chairmanship, vice-chairmanship and councillorship candidates, respectively.
“Political parties are required to obtain the following LASIEC Forms: LASIEC 001, LASIEC 002, and LASIEC 008 for their candidates as from May 4. This ends at 12 noon, May 5 at the commission’s headquarters, Sabo-Yaba, Lagos. x
“LASIEC form 001 must be completed and returned to the commission by the political parties not later than June 4,” Philips said.
The ruling
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has inaugurated a committee consisting of 15 members to set modalities and guidelines for its next local government elections.
The committee is led by the deputy governor of the state, Obafemi Hamzat, and the state secretary of the party as the scribe.
This development was confirmed by the party’s publicity secretary, Seye Oladejo, in a statement on Friday.
The election is scheduled to hold on July 24 for offices of Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and Councillors in the 20 Local Government Councils and 37 Local Council Development Areas of the state.
The state’s party chairman, Tunde Balogun, enjoined the committee members ”to swing into action with the statutory election notices publication by the
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[Just in] Council polls: Lagos APC inaugurates task c’ttee
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni
The Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress, on Friday, inaugurated a committee to work out the modalities and preparation of guidelines for the smooth conduct of forthcoming local government elections in the state.
The 15 member committee is chaired by the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat and Mr Lanre Ogunyemi, Secretary, who is also the serobe of the state chapter of APC.
Recall that Chairman of Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC,
Justice Ayotunde Phillips (retd), had on Wednesday, released the Statutory Notice of the commencement of political activities kicking off on Friday, April 30, by political parties, while primaries take place on Monday, May 3, 2021, among other activities. All electioneering campaigns will end on July 22, 2021, and election proper holds on July 24, 2021, as clearly stated by the 1999 Nigerian Constitution of th
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LASIEC fixes Lagos council polls for July 24
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni
Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, has tentatively fixed the conduct of elections in the 20 Local Governments and 35 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, in the state for July 24, 2021, as clearly stated by the 1999 Nigerian Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Chairman of the commission, Justice Ayotunde Phillips (retd), announced this in a statement on Tuesday.
According to Philips, “LASIEC, which is charged with the statutory responsibility of electoral management and administration, is committed to conducting free, fair, credible and inclusive elections into the offices of chairmen, vice-chairmen and councillors in July this year. The Statutory Notice shall be published very soon.”