Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has exercised his civic duty by voting in the ongoing local government elections in the state.
Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Ibijoke, arrived at polling units 06 and 07 located at St. Stephen Nursery and Primary School on Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos Island, around 11 a.m.
The governor cast his vote at approximately 11:28 a.m.
The elections are taking place to fill chairmanship, vice-chairmanship, and councillorship positions across the state’s 20 local government areas (LGAs) and 37 local council development areas (LCDAs).
Voting activities have commenced at Polling Unit 007, located within St. Stephen’s Nursery and Primary School, Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island, where Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is expected to participate in the ongoing local government elections.
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The commencement of voting in the ongoing chairmanship and councillorship elections in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State has been delayed due to the late arrival of electoral officials.
Despite turning out in impressive numbers as early as 8:00 a.m., eager voters at various polling units were left waiting as officials of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission , LASIEC, were yet to arrive to begin the accreditation and voting process.
At the polling unit where the All Progressives Congress, APC, chairmanship candidate, Usman Hamzat, is expected to cast his vote, residents remained on standby, with many expressing concern over the slow start and its potential impact on the day’s proceedings.