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Lagos council poll: LASIEC trying to subvert the will of the people in Oke Ira – Fatuyi
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday stormed the state headquarters of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), accusing the electoral body of sabotaging democratic process by not announcing the results of Saturday election held in ward C of Ojodu LCDA. The protesters, who are supporters of the PDP councillorship candidate in…
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Lagos LG elections: Results will be declared at collation centres – LASIEC boss
Chairman, Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), retired Justice Ayodele Phillips, says Saturday’s councillorship results would be declared at ward collation centres, while results for the chairmanship would be declared at the local government collation centres. “The only condition that may warrant the declaration of the results outside of the collation centres is if it…
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Lagos Assembly’s amendment of electoral laws 3 days to LG elections may brew violence – TMG
Transition Monitoring Group, TMG, has said the decision of the Lagos State House of Assembly to amend and pass sensitive portions of the electoral laws barely three days to the local government elections may brew violence in some parts of the state. This is contained in a statement signed by Abiola Akiyode–Afolabi, Chairperson and Sulaimon…
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Lagos council polls: LASIEC directs candidates to sign undertaking on peaceful conduct
Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) on Saturday said it had directed all candidates for the July 22 council elections to sign an undertaking, pledging orderly conduct before, during and after the polls. The chairman of the commission, Retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, said a “Memorandum of Understanding” would be signed at the commission’s head office…
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No plans to postpone Lagos council polls – LASIEC
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) says it has no plan to postpone the July 22 council polls. The Chairman of LASIEC, retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, said on Saturday that rather than shift the election, preparations had been intensified to ensure that the exercise was successfully conducted. The commission is also stepping up awareness…
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Lagos Council Polls: LASIEC bows to pressure, agrees to reduce administration charges
Lagos – The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) at the weekend bowed to pressure mounted on it by some of the political parties over what they termed exorbitant and illegal administration charges fixed for the July 22, 2017 Lagos council polls and agreed to review the fees. The decision followed a consultative meeting between…