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PDP welcomes Lagos LG polls, says LASIEC ‘must go away from partisanship’
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State on Wednesday said it welcomed the conduct of local government polls in July as announced by Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC).
PDP Lagos State Publicity Secretary, Taofik Gani, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday that the party was prepared to wrestle power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the grassroots in a free, fair, and credible election.
“It is welcomed, we are prepared and Lagos residents have been expecting as the people want change.
Lagos plans to hold local government election in July Lagos plans to hold local government election in July
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The Lagos State government says it plans to hold its local government councils poll in July.
Justice Ayotunde Phillips, Chairman of Lagos State Independence Electoral Commission (LASIEC) said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos.
Phillips said elections into the offices of Chairman, Vice Chairman and Councillors in all the 20 local councils and 37 LCDAs in the state would be held that month.
“The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), the body charged with the statutory responsibility of electoral management and administration, is committed to conducting a free, fair, credible and inclusive election.
Lagos to hold LG election in July
The tenure of the incumbents, who have been in power since 2017, will expire in July.
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The Lagos State government says it plans to hold its local government council poll in July.
Ayotunde Phillips, chair of Lagos State Independence Electoral Commission (LASIEC), said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos.
Mrs Phillips said election into the offices of Chair, Vice Chair and Councillors in all the 20 local councils and 37 LCDAs in the state would hold that day.
“The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) the body charged with the statutory responsibility of electoral management and administration is committed to conducting a free, fair, credible and inclusive election.
Phillips said election into the offices of Chairman, Vice Chairman and Councillors in all the 20 local councils and 37 LCDAs in the state would hold that day.
“The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) the body charged with the statutory responsibility of electoral management and administration is committed to conducting a free, fair, credible and inclusive election.
“The Statutory Notice shall be published very soon,” the LASIEC chairman said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tenure of the incumbents, who have been in power since 2017, will expire in July. The state Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) had advised Gov.