Lagos native authorities election to carry July 12

The Lagos State Impartial Electoral Fee (LASIEC) has confirmed July 12, 2025, because the date for the subsequent native authorities election throughout the state.

LASIEC’s Head of Public Affairs, Tope Ojo, introduced this on Friday.

This alerts the formal graduation of the electoral course of for the 57 council chairmanship seats and 376 councillorship positions unfold throughout the state’s 20 Native Authorities Areas and 37 Native Council Improvement Areas.

In keeping with Ojo, ought to there be a necessity for a rerun in any of the wards or councils, the supplementary election has been scheduled for July 19.

This growth comes because the tenure of the present native council officers nears its constitutional finish, prompting LASIEC to swing into full election preparation mode to keep away from any governance vacuum on the third tier of presidency.

“The fee has launched the official Discover of Election, marking the start of electoral actions. Political events at the moment are anticipated to go to the LASIEC headquarters to acquire nomination types for his or her candidates,” Ojo stated.

As a part of its engagements with stakeholders, LASIEC has slated a gathering with all registered political events for Tuesday.

The fee additionally disclosed that the detailed Election Pointers will probably be revealed on April 17, offering a framework for the conduct of the elections, together with timelines for candidate nominations and marketing campaign actions.