Lagos State Parties Reject Local Government Election Outcomes, Cite Manipulation and Financial Inducement

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Action Peoples Party (APP) in Lagos State have rejected the outcomes of the July 12 local government elections, citing widespread manipulation and financial inducement. The two parties' officials spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, alleging that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had rigged the elections in many polling units. The PDP deputy chairman, Chief Sunday Olaifa, claimed that the APC did not win the election as claimed, and that the results were written in many areas. Olaifa also alleged that LASIEC officers were not present in 22 polling units out of 36 in Ajao Estate of Isolo LCDAs.

Key Takeaways:

  • The PDP and APP have rejected the outcomes of the July 12 local government elections in Lagos State, citing manipulation and financial inducement.
  • The PDP deputy chairman, Chief Sunday Olaifa, alleged that the APC rigged the elections in many polling units and that the results were written in some areas.
  • Olaifa claimed that the APC did not win the election as claimed and that LASIEC officials were not present in 22 polling units out of 36 in Ajao Estate of Isolo LCDAs.
  • The APP chairman, Mrs Abiola Adeyemi, described the election as the worst ever conducted in Lagos State, citing the disenfranchisement of some candidates and the absence of the APP logo on the ballot paper in Badagry.
  • Adeyemi alleged that LASIEC officers came late to many polling units and that the commission turned deaf ears to appeals to accept the APP candidates.
  • The PDP and APP chieftains said the election fell short of all known democratic standards and that the APC would be rejected in future elections.

Statistics:

  • 22 out of 36 polling units in Ajao Estate of Isolo LCDAs lacked LASIEC officers on election day.
  • 36 polling units in Ajao Estate of Isolo LCDAs.
  • 2027, the year when the PDP chieftain claims the APC will be rejected in the general elections.

Sources:

  • News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
  • Chief Sunday Olaifa, PDP deputy chairman (Lagos West)
  • Mrs Abiola Adeyemi, APP chairman