Lagos to hold LG election July

By ECHONEWS

To douse the tension over the local government election in Lagos State, the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has announced that the election will be held in July, 2021.

There has been tension all over the state as some people insinuated that the State may not hold election this year since the electoral empire refused to release the election time table

In response to people’s yearnings on the election, the LASIEC Chairman, Hon. Justice Ayotunde Phillips (rtd), in a statement in Tuesday, said the body would soon release the time table for the local government election in the state, assuring that the election will hold in July.

She said: “Election into the offices of Chairman, Vice Chairman and Councillors in the 20 Local Government Councils and 37 LCDAs in Lagos State is scheduled to hold in July 2021.

“The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) the body charged with the statutory responsibility of electoral management and administration is committed to conducting a free, fair, credible and inclusive election.

“The Statutory Notice shall be published very soon.”