139 CANDIDATES VIE FOR 57 CHAIRMANSHIP SEATS IN LAGOS LG POLL
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Agency report
No fewer than 139 candidates from 10 political parties are set to contest for the 57 chairmanship seats in Saturday’s local government elections in Lagos State.
Additionally, 842 councillorship candidates representing 14 political parties will compete for 376 legislative seats across various wards in the state.
According to a document from the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), 15 of the 19 political parties that initially indicated interest in the elections successfully submitted candidate lists ahead of the polls.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) remains the only party fielding candidates in all 57 local councils and 376 wards, positioning it as the most widely represented party in the election.
The Peoples Democratic Party followed with candidates contesting in 45 councils and 259 wards.
The Labour Party fielded 22 chairmanship and 130 councillorship candidates, while the Zenith Labour Party has six chairmanship candidates and 21 for councillorship.
Other political parties with approved candidates, as listed by LASIEC, include Accord; African Action Congress; Action Alliance; Allied People’s Movement; All Progressives Grand Alliance; Social Democratic Party; National Rescue Movement, Young Progressive Party; Youth Party; Action Peoples Party; and African Democratic Congress.
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