Lagos LG polls: APC, PDP return to trenches | The Nation News Nigeria

Leading political parties in Lagos State, the ruling All Progressives Congress and the main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party have returned to the trenches as Lagos State Independence Electoral Commission flags off process for grassroots elections, reportsWith the decision of the Lagos State Government to hold its local government councils poll next July, the political climate of the state is once again charged as politicians and political parties get ready to contest the various...

For months, the opposition PDP and some other opposition parties have been expressing fear over the readiness of the APC administration to conduct council polls. Last January, the spokesperson of the PDP in Lagos, Taofik Gani, accused the APC of plotting to illegally extend the tenure of the current council officials. He warned that the opposition in the state will resist such moves. According to him, “the people of Lagos State are yearning for real democracy at the grassroots level.

But the ruling party never wasted time in denying the accusations by the opposition. The APC insisted that there is no plan to foist undemocratic structures on the local governments, saying it is ready for council polls whenever the umpire blows the whistle. Seye Oladejo, spokesperson of the party in the state, kept assuring the populace that there will be an election. He never failed to add that the PDP will be defeated like in the previous polls.

Speaking on the readiness of the APC for the scheduled election, the State Secretary of the party, Hon. Lanre Ogunyemi, declared that the party is well prepared for the local government elections. The former State House of Assembly member said everybody had been eagerly looking forward to the election date. He added that the release of the guidelines by LASIEC, which is still being expected, would set the ball rolling.

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