On Saturday, registered voters in Lagos State headed to the polls to choose their preferred chairmen and councillors responsible for guiding the operations of the state's 20 local government areas (LGAs) and 37 local council development areas (LCDAs).
Lagos, the economic hub of Nigeria and a significant revenue contributor, boasts 7,060,195 registered voters.
Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu, is originally from Lagos and served as the state's governor between 1999 and 2007.
Lagos, the largest city in Nigeria, extends from the Gulf of Guinea across Lagos Lagoon into inland areas.
The state encompasses 13,325 polling units distributed across 376 wards, and Lagos is estimated to have a population of 20 million people.
On the night before the election, LASIEC Chairman Justice Bola Okikiolu-Ighile stated that all political parties were free to participate in the elections.
According to the agency's information, 15 of the 19 registered political parties in the country have been confirmed for chairmanship, vice-chairmanship, and councillorship roles across the state's 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).
Justice Okikiolu-Ighile informed Channels Television that the electoral commission would refrain from utilizing the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in the election.
"We'll use some electronics in the meantime, but we can also go manual," she said.
The councils anticipated to hold elections were Agege, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Alimosho, Amuwo-Odofin, Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Eti-Osa, Ibeju-Lekki. Additionally included are Ifako-Ijaiye and Ikeja alongside Ikorodu and Kosofe. Both Lagos Island and Mainland were on the list as well as Mushin with Ojo plus Oshodi-Isolo leading up to Shomolu in addition to Surulere also expecting elections.
The Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) include Orile Agege, Ifelodun, Agbado-Oke Odo, Ayobo-Ipaja, Egbe-Idimu, Mosan-Okunola, Oriade, Apapa Iganmu. Additionally included are Olorunda and Badagry West as well as Eredo and Ikosi-Ejirin. Furthermore complemented by Ikoyi-Obalende alongside both Iru/Victoria Island plus Lekki in totality completes the list of LCDAs provided herewitherrals stated aforehand this context delineation strategy articulated accordingly lists them aforementionedly enumerated unto mention being named above wholly covers full region intended overall duly done so specified clearly enough per se!
The additional LCDAs include Ojokoro, Onigbongbo, Ojodu, Igbogbo-Baiyeku, Ijede, Imota, Ikorodu North and West. Others are Agboyi-Ketu; Ikosi-Isheri; Lagos Island East; Yaba; Odi-Olowo; as well as Iba and Oto-Awori. Also included are Ejigbo , Isolo , Bariga , Coker-Aguda , along with Itire-Ikate .
At present, the state remains under the political control of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) indicated that voting was scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. and conclude at 3:00 p.m.
Nonetheless, correspondents from Channels Television who monitored the exercise throughout the state noted a low turnout at many of the voting centers.
By 11:20 a.m., just six of the 234 registered voters at Ikosi-Isheri PU 036 had participated in accreditation and voting, even with LASIEC officials and representatives from both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) present.
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