LG poll: Lagos APC okays 432 chairmanship aspirants for primaries

Recall Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, had scheduled elections into Chairmanship and 376 Councillors in the legislative arm of the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, for July 12, 2025.

Meanwhile, the screening exercise was conducted at the party’s Secretariat, Acme Road, Ogba, between Tuesday, April 29 and Friday, May 3.

Former National Legal Adviser of the party and one time member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Babatunde Ogala was appointed the chairman of the Electoral Committee and Mr. Babarinde Nurudeen, as the Secretary.

The committee, according to the party, is empowered to over-see all the activities and processes leading to the conduct of the elections into positions of the 57 councils.

Out of the 470 aspirants screened, 432 were cleared to contest in the primary elections, while 38 were disqualified or voluntarily withdrew from the race. Among those who voluntary withdrew was Abdul-Ganiyu Obasa, son of the Lagos Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, who was asked to step down by President Bola Tinubu, the National leader of the party.

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According to the committee, the disqualifications were primarily due to lack of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), missing APC membership cards, and falsified secondary school certificates.

Per the APC guidelines, indirect primaries—where executive members across the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) will vote—are slated for Saturday, May 10.