APC clears Lagos council polls

Strong indications have emerged that the All Progressives Congress,
APC, may win all the slots of the Saturday, Local Government elections to elect Chairmanship and vice chairmanship, as well as councillorship officers into 20 Local Government Areas, LGAs and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, going by results from wards and council areas so far.

Though, the exercise, marred with apathy, hitches and pockets of
violence, was adjudged to be generally peaceful across the state.
Security apparatus were adequately deployed across the polling areas
in the metropolis to ensure safety of lives and property of citizens.They were seen moving in convoy patrolling some areas.

Commander of the Rapid Response Team, RRS, of the Lagos Police
Command, Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, Yinka Egbeyemi, led a t
of personnel to trouble prone areas to maintain peace.

LASIEC, had earlier stated that the results of the polls would be
announced by the presiding officers at each polling unit and what subsequently, the final results will be announced by it after
collations across councils.

One of the early results received by Vanguard showed APC sweeping thevotes in Iba LCDA. Ward E, pulling unit 022 update showed
councilorship, APC 93, APGA 1, PDP. 11 While chairmanship recorded APC 98, APGA 0, PDP 3, void 4.

It was gathered that the youngest council chairman, under the APC platform in Coker-Aguda LCDA, emerged winner with an emphatic
result. Details of results were still been awaited as of press time.

Same reports of APC winning filtered in from such councils as; Oriade, Oshodi, Apapa, Ono, Amuwo-Odofin, Surulere, Agege, Alimosho, Ikeja, Ikoyi, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Ikorodu, Epe, Ipaja Mosan -Okunola, riverine
areas in Badagry, among others.