Lagos LG Poll: Nearly 1,000 Candidates Jostle for Chairmanship, Councillorship Seats Today
Kehinde Adeleye
At least 139 candidates from 10 political parties are set to contest the 57 chairmanship positions in Saturday’s local government election in Lagos State.
Additionally, 842 councillorship candidates representing 14 political parties are competing for 376 legislative seats across the state.
According to a document from the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, 15 out of the 19 political parties that initially showed interest in the election submitted candidate lists ahead of the vote.
The ruling All Progressives Congress is the only party presenting candidates in all 57 local councils and 376 wards, making it the most widely represented in the election.
The Peoples Democratic Party follows with candidates running in 45 councils and 259 wards.
The Labour Party has 22 chairmanship and 130 councillorship candidates, while the Zenith Labour Party is fielding six chairmanship and 21 councillorship candidates.
Other political parties with approved candidates, as listed by LASIEC, include Accord, African Action Congress, Action Alliance, Allied Peoples Movement, All Progressives Grand Alliance, Social Democratic Party, National Rescue Movement, Young Progressive Party, Youth Party, Action Peoples Party, and African Democratic Congress.