Lagos: Igbogbo/Bayeku APC leaders laud LASIEC for hitch-free LG poll

THE leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Ikorodu, Lagos, have lauded the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) for today’s hitch-free Local Council poll in the state.

The former Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, in the state, Adebimpe Akinsola, who described their conducts as fantastic, said electoral materials and the ad hoc staff arrived at the polling units in record time and ensured the conduct of a free, fair and credible election.

“It is our expectation that the APC will win this council and other councils in the state. We are also hoping that the total votes in this poll will be higher than what was recorded during the last council poll.

“There was a large turnout of people today to cast their votes, this shows that they are seeing what APC is doing in the state and the country at large and they willingly voted for our party,” she said.

The party’s Chairmanship candidate in the council, Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun (HOA), voted at exactly 10:55am at Polling Unit 009, Yewa/Odofin junction, Ward C1, Igbogbo, also lauded the electoral umpire, describing the poll as credible.

“The people came out in their large numbers to elect who will govern them at the local council level for the next four years. I am sure that the result from this local council will be a landslide victory as the people believe in what APC is doing in the state and the country at large.

“LASIEC’s efforts are very commendable today, though we cannot rule out a few skirmishes, but they displayed the status of a real electoral umpire,” Aroyewun said.

On his part, the outgoing Chairman of the council, Sesan Daini, also lauded LASIEC, describing the process as fine and encouraging.

“I must also commend the electorate for coming out in their large numbers, likewise the security agencies for maintaining law and order. My expectation is for the APC to record a landslide victory in the 57 councils. This is going to be a litmus test to what Nigerians should expect from Lagos come 2027,” he said.