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Lagos PDP Rejects Council Election Results, Accuses LASIEC of Irregularities

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The Lagos State Forum of PDP Local Government Chairmen has rejected the outcome of Saturday's council elections, citing widespread irregularities and a "charade" orchestrated by the APC-led government and LASIEC. The Forum Chairman, Chief Adegboyega Adegbesan, accused LASIEC of complicity in violence, ballot box stuffing, and manipulation, calling for the nullification of the election and a fresh poll with enhanced security and oversight. The PDP leaders claimed that their agents were assaulted, denied access to collation centers, and that vote counts exceeded registered voter numbers in some wards.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Lagos State Forum of PDP Local Government Chairmen has rejected the results of Saturday's council elections, citing widespread irregularities.
  • The Forum Chairman, Chief Adegboyega Adegbesan, accused LASIEC of complicity in violence, ballot box stuffing, and manipulation.
  • Adegbesan claimed that armed thugs attacked polling units, snatched ballot boxes, and beat voters while security agents and LASIEC officials stood by silently.
  • He alleged massive ballot box stuffing, stating that pre-thumbprinted ballots were delivered in bags in PDP strongholds across the state.
  • PDP chairman in Alimosho LGA, Alhaji Isiaka Shodiya, called for the abolition of state electoral commissions to protect local democracy.
  • Mr. Alade Yusuf, a PDP councillorship candidate for Ward F in Yaba LCDA, alleged that no collation occurred at his ward before a result was declared.
  • LASIEC declared that the APC won all 57 chairmanship seats and 375 of 376 councillorship positions in the state.

Statistics:

  • 57 chairmanship seats won by the APC (LASIEC's declaration)
  • 375/376 councillorship positions won by the APC (LASIEC's declaration)
  • Number of PDP LGA chairmen rejecting the election results: 1 (the Forum Chairman, Chief Adegboyega Adegbesan)
  • Number of PDP leaders demanding a fresh poll: multiple, including Adegbesan and Alhaji Isiaka Shodiya
  • Number of allegations of irregularities made by the PDP leaders: multiple, including violence, ballot box stuffing, and manipulation

Sources:

  • News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
  • Lagos State Forum of PDP Local Government Chairmen
  • Chief Adegboyega Adegbesan, Forum Chairman and PDP leader in Oshodi-Isolo LGA

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