Lagos State To Hold Local Government Elections In 20-Local Government Councils And 37 LCDAS.
The Lagos All Progressives Congres, APC has said that it will hold elections in all the 57 Local Government and Local Council Development Areas of the state soon.
A statement by the state party chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi said on Sunday.
The statement reads in part, “In recent times, the leadership of APC in Lagos State has been inundated by the media, party members and other stakeholders on information about the conduct of the forthcoming Local Government elections, most especially if elections will hold in the 37 Local Council Development Areas – LCDAs, it has become expedient to clear the air on the needless and distractive speculation.
We wish to inform all and sundry that the local government elections will be held across the state in the 20 Local Government Councils and the 37 Local Council Development Areas in the year 2025.
We observed with keen interest the recent debates on the desirability of the existence of the LCDAs and the need to hold elections in their political offices.
Our position as a progressive party is that we can not discountenance the contributions of the LCDAs to the overall political and socio-economic development of the state.
Our landscape is dotted by several infrastructural projects by the LCDAs, which include road, drainage, and market construction, school and housing projects, primary education and health facilities and various social service interventions, etc.
The various collaborative efforts with the state government on refuse disposal, drain clearing, and security are also pointers to their continuous relevance.
We hope this release will put paid to further speculations as regards the local government elections in order not to unnecessarily heat up the polity.
Meanwhile, we implore our members and all Lagosians to continue to coexist peacefully as we all strive to maintain the leading position of our state in the Federation’.
