Permanent Secretary of LASIEC, Dr. Olayiwole Onasanya, made the remark while addressing the group when its members visited the Commission Thursday at Birrel Avenue, Sabo, Yaba.
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The aggrieved members, who earlier took their protest to Ifako-Ijaiye area where party elders and stakeholders from the Lagos West Senatorial District were holding a meeting, returned to the party secretariat at Acme Road and later stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly.
The runoff poll was conducted on Saturday in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the runoff election was held because the July 24 councillorship poll did not produce a clear winner in the area.
PDP chairman, Deji Doherty, alleged in a statement that the polls were manipulated to favour the ruling APC.
The All Progressives Congress candidate was re-elected after polling 22,002 votes, according to LASIEC.
According to Metilelu, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Hassan Rafiu, had a total of 1497 votes, while Wasiu Adesina of APC had 4729 votes.
The News Agency of Nigeria’s correspondents, who monitored the exercise, reports that collations have started at the ward levels where winners of the councillorship election would be returned.
Retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, LASIEC Chairman, said this while briefing newsmen on Saturday after touring some polling units in Lagos Mainland Local Government and Yaba Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).
Retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, the Chairman of LASIEC, said this while briefing newsmen on Saturday after touring some polling units in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area and Yaba Local Council Development Area. (LCDA).
NAN reports that there was low turnout of voters in many polling units visited in Badagry, Alimosho, Epe, Mushin and Odi-Olowo Local Government Councils.
The News Agency of Nigeria correspondents covering the polls report that while some officials of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission arrived promptly, others got to the polling centres more than one hour after the scheduled time for the election.
This was contained in a press statement by the Commissioner of Information, Gbenga Omotoso, on Thursday.
The highly controversial primary election was held on May 29, with many storming the state secretariat in protest.
The African Action Congress on Tuesday said it would contest only three councillorship seats in two local government councils at…
The PDP Chairman in Lagos, Adedeji Doherty, expressed this optimism in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that armed security personnel were strategically positioned at the entrance and within the premises of the secretariat.
The PDP Chairman in Lagos, Adedeji Doherty, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Monday that the primaries, earlier scheduled for May 25, would now hold three days later.
The PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Taofik Gani, gave the commendation in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos.
This is contained in a statement issued by the PDP Chairman in Lagos, Adedeji Doherty on Thursday.