BEVERLY HILLS, April 20, (THEWILL) – Elections into the 20 Local Government Councils and 37 LCDAs in Lagos State will be held in July 2021.
The chairperson of Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Justice Ayotunde Phillips (rtd), announced this on Tuesday.
LASIEC is the body charged with the statutory responsibility of electoral management and administration in Lagos State.
Phillips said the commission was committed to conducting free, fair, credible and inclusive elections.
She said the statutory notice shall be published very soon.
But sources close to LASIEC said the election will likely hold mid-July.
The current council operatives were sworn in by former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on 25th July 2017 for a four-year term, which will expire in July this year.