LASIEC Presents Certificate Of Return To Lagos Elected Council Heads
By Felix Kuyinu
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, has presented certificates of return to winners of the local government election held in the state on Saturday.
All Elected Chairmen and councillors in all 20 local governments and 37 LCDA’S trooped in at the LASIEC Secretariat in Yaba on Wednesday and were presented certificates by the Commission.
The Chairman of LASIEC, Bola Okikiolu-Ighile, said that the event affirmed the mandates given to them by the electorate as a hallmark of democratic culture culminating in the actualisation of months of resilient strategic planning, civil participation, and institutional efforts.
“I welcome all of you to this monumental ceremony that is the official presentation of certificates of return to the duly elected chairmen, vice-chairmen, and councillors in the just-concluded local government and local council development areas election,” she said.
“This event is more than a ceremony. It is a hallmark of democratic culture, culminating in the actualisation of months of strategic planning, civil participation, and institutional efforts.
“On behalf of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, I extend my heartfelt appreciation to all residents of Lagos State for their active participation and support in the process.”
The Commission’s Chairman continued saying, “The successful conduct of important democratic exercise would not have been possible without the collective efforts and cooperation of stakeholders who are the leaders of political thoughts, Inter-Party Advisory Council(IPAC), candidates, security agencies, civil society organisations, traditional institutions, youth organizations, market men and women, faith-based organizations, and persons living with disability, PWDs, the media, election observers, and our dear electorates.
“I also commend the dedication and the display of professionalism by our staff, as well as recruited and co-personnel, 45,000 of them across all the polling units.
“I appreciate their steadfastness and commitment despite the operational and logistics challenges experienced during the early hours of the exercise.
“I congratulate all the candidates who participated in the exercise and their supporters in the contest.”.
On the maintainance of law and order during the franchise, Okikiolu-Ighile eulogized the security agencies, including the military, the DSS and the police. She added that the strategic deployment and very swift responses helped in maintaining law and order throughout the electoral process.
She urged the newly elected winners to abide by the etiquette of democracy and ensure that they render good governance to residents in their respective communities.
