APC wins all LG seats in Lagos
…secures 375 of 376 councillorship positions
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the chairmanship seats as well as 375 out of the 376 councillorship seats in Lagos State, as declared by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission on Sunday (LASIEC).
LASIEC announced that APC won all the chairmanship seats and 375 out of 376 councillorship seats in the 20 local government areas and 37 local council development areas in the State.
The elections which was characterised by low voter turnout, held across the 13,325 polling units in Lagos. 57 Chairmanship and Vice Chairmanship positions and 376 Councillorship seats were contested across the State.
15 out of 19 registered political parties fielded candidates. APC was the only party to field candidates for every seat. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) contested in 45 councils and 259 wards. The Labour Party (LP) fielded candidates in 22 LGAs and 130 wards. Parties such as ZLP, AAC, AA, YPP, amongst others, fielded a lesser number of candidates.
