Voting Ends, Sorting, Counting Begin In Lagos LG Elections

Lagos State is conducting its local government elections to pick chairmen and councillors for the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the coastal state.

According to the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Chairman, Justice Bola Okikiolu-Ighile, who spoke with Newsmen, no political party was restrained from participating in the elections.

The electoral umpire said 15 political parties have been confirmed for the chairmanship, vice chairmanship, and councillorship positions in the 20 LGAs and the 37 LCDAs in the state.

Voting has officially ended in Saturday’s chairmanship, vice-chairmanship, and councillorship elections in Lagos State.

Voting lasted six hours from 9 am to 3 pm, as directed by the electoral umpire, the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC).

Voting took place in the 20 local government areas and the 37 local council development areas of the state.

With the conclusion of voting, LASIEC officials moved to the next stage, which is the counting and sorting of results in the presence of election observers and party agents, as well as some voters who stayed behind to monitor the process.