Don’t Insult Lagosians Over LG Election, APC Tells Opposition

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has condemned opposition events over their claims of electoral malpractice within the lately concluded native authorities elections, describing the allegations as an insult to the intelligence and can of Lagosians.

In an announcement issued on Wednesday and signed by the celebration’s spokesperson, Hon. Oluseye Oladejo, the APC described the opposition’s efforts to discredit the ballot as “baseless and ill-advised”.

In line with Oladejo, the elections have been performed in full compliance with all authorized and procedural frameworks, below the supervision of the Lagos State Impartial Electoral Fee (LASIEC), and noticed by civil society teams and different related stakeholders.

“We’ve famous with concern the baseless and ill-advised efforts by sure opposition events to discredit the lately concluded native authorities elections. These makes an attempt, marked by misinformation, sensationalism, and outright falsehoods, aren’t solely a disservice to the democratic course of but in addition an insult to the folks of Lagos who participated in a peaceable, clear, and credible election,” the assertion learn.

The APC maintained that the result of the election mirrored the true will of the folks, noting that the outcomes affirmed Lagosians’ continued belief within the celebration’s governance and efficiency document.

Oladejo stated the opposition’s actions reeked of desperation, warning that democracy shouldn’t be undermined by “theatrics”.

The celebration urged aggrieved opposition teams to hunt redress by means of authorized channels if that they had real issues, relatively than resort to public smear campaigns geared toward discrediting democratic establishments.

Reiterating its dedication to good governance and democratic rules, the APC referred to as on all political actors to place the curiosity of the state above partisan pursuits and work collectively for the continued peace, progress, and growth of Lagos State.

“We categorically reject the unsubstantiated claims of electoral malpractice being peddled by the opposition, whose actions appear pushed extra by desperation than by a dedication to democratic beliefs. Lagosians won’t be misled by political actors who resort to theatrics as an alternative of participating meaningfully with the voters.

“The folks of Lagos have spoken by means of the poll, and their voice have to be revered. We urge the opposition to place the pursuits of Lagos above partisan politics and work collectively for the continued progress and stability of our state,” Oladejo stated.

APC emerged victorious within the Saturday’s native authorities elections in Lagos, after profitable all chairmanship positions and 375 out of 376 councillors seats throughout the state.

In line with the official outcomes launched by LASIEC on Sunday, the ruling celebration swept the polls in all 20 constitutionally recognised native authorities areas and 37 native council growth areas (LCDAs).

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) managed to clinch a lone councillorship seat in Ward D of Yaba LCDA, marking the one seat not secured by the APC.

Nevertheless, the opposition events have strongly criticised the conduct of the elections. The PDP, Labour Party, and Social Democratic Party (SDP) raised issues about alleged electoral malpractices, together with poll stuffing, voter suppression, and the denial of entry to polling items.

The Youth Party, in an announcement by its Lagos Chapter Chair, Francisco Doregos, described the election as “shambolic” and “blatantly rigged.”

The celebration accused LASIEC of bias, citing the appointment of recognized APC loyalists as electoral commissioners.