The 2025 Lagos LG Poll has officially begun across the state’s 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).
It was gathered that the election overseen by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) began in most wards around 9am, while others began around 10am on Saturday.
Voting commenced across 13,325 polling units, with LASIEC deploying the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System to ensure transparency and efficiency.
As the contest is underway, a total of 139 candidates from 10 political parties are vying for 57 coveted chairmanship seats across the state’s 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).
In addition, 842 councillorship candidates from 14 political parties are vying for 376 legislative seats across the state.
Over seven million people are registered to vote in the ongoing 2025 Lagos LG Poll. This was contained in the official document released by the LASIEC ahead of the 2025 Lagos LG Poll.
According to the document, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is the only party fielding candidates in all 57 local councils and 376 wards, making it the most represented party in the contest.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) followed with candidates contesting in 45 councils and 259 wards.
The Labour Party (LP) fielded 22 chairmanship and 130 councillorship candidates, while the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) had 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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