Live Updates: Local Government Elections 2025 Hold in Lagos
Ikeja, Lagos state - Lagos residents are expected to come out on Saturday, July 12, to cast their ballots in 13,325 polling units across 57 local councils in the state to elect their local government chairmen and councillors for a fresh four-year term.
More than 10 political parties were registered for the election according to the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC).
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Voting is expected to begin at 8 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. in all the polling units, while those in the queue by 3 p.m. will be attended to.
Legit.ng brings you live updates on the election from all the three senatorial districts across the state.
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Lagos LGA Elections: Iyaloja-General, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, votes
President Tinubu's daughter and Iyaloja-General, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, has voted in Ikeja.
Lagos LGA election: Sanwo-Olu, wife vote at polling unit
Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has cast his vote at Polling Unit 006, Ward E, located at St. Stephens Nursery and Primary School, Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island.
The governor cast his vote alongside his wife, Dr Ibijoke, around 11am.
Lagos LGA elections: LASIEC officials absent in Ikoyi, Obalende
Polling units in the Awolowo Road area of Ikoyi, Lagos, experienced significant delays, with LASIEC officials yet to arrive as of 8:51am on Saturday, according to Punch.
It was gathered that many of these polling units were deserted, save for a handful of patient voters awaiting the election officers.
At Polling Unit 29, near the Federal Service Club, only a single party agent was present, also awaiting LASIEC officials.
The situation in the Obalende area was equally slow to start, with several youths seen playing football as late as 9:15am.
Lagos LGA election: Children play football on free road
As voting starts in the Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area of Lagos on Saturday, a group of children are seen playing street football along the usually busy Ikosi Road, momentarily turning the street into a playground.
Security personnel and polling officials have set up at nearby polling units while residents trickled in to cast their votes.
Lagos LGA election: LASIEC commences activities in Amuwo-Odofin LGA
LASIEC has officially commenced the distribution of sensitive and non-sensitive election materials at the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area on Saturday.
Ad-hoc staff engaged by LASIEC were seen actively organising and preparing the materials for onward movement to the 14 Local Council Development Areas that fall under the administrative purview of both Amuwo-Odofin and Oriade local governments.
Lagos LGA elections: Sam Larry arrives polling unit
Popular show promoter, Samson Balogun, aka Sam Larry, has arrived at Ward 06, Okepopo East on Lagos Island, to cast his ballot.
Voting delays reported in Ojodu LCDA polling units
Several polling units within the Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) are experiencing delays in the commencement of voting processes this morning, with reports of absent polling officials and agents as of 9am, according to The Nation.
Lagos LGA elections: LASIEC officials struggle for bus
A mild drama unfolded in Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area, Lagos state, as electoral officials were seen struggling to board a bus meant to convey them to their polling unit.
In the video shared on Facebook by Punch, the officials could be seen in a shouting match as they jostled to enter the bus.
Lagos LGA election: Voting commences at Sanwo-Olu’s polling unit
Voting has reportedly commenced at Polling Unit 007, St. Stephens Nursery and Primary School, Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island.
Legit.ng gathers that this polling unit is where Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is expected to cast his vote.
Voting to elect chairmen and councillors for the local government areas began at the polling unit at 8am. According to Punch, officials of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission arrived at the PU at the stipulated time.
Sanwo-Olu’s media aide, Jubril Gawat, has cast his vote at the polling unit.
Lagos LGA elections: Police barricade road in Berger, vehicles grounded
Vehicular and pedestrian movements were grounded at the Berger axis of Lagos on Saturday morning as security operatives barricaded access routes into the state ahead of the local government elections.
Scores of commuters were reportedly stranded while several vehicles were turned back on sighting the police barricade.
LGA election: Lagos-Ibadan expressway, others deserted
The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and some roads in the Alausa-Secretariat area of Lagos state were deserted on Saturday morning, July 12, as the state holds local government elections, according to Punch.
Legit.ng notes that the Lagos police command earlier announced movement restrictions throughout the state and pledged commitment to ensure a peaceful poll on Saturday.
The local government election is holding in the 20 LGAs and 37 local council development areas of the state.
Lagos CJ inaugurates LG election tribunals
The chief judge (CJ) of Lagos state, Justice Kazeem Alogba, on Friday, July 11, inaugurated two Local Government Election Appeal Tribunal panels ahead of the upcoming council polls.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the panels were inaugurated at the Ikeja High Court Conference Room, with sittings to hold in Lagos Island and Ikeja.
Justice Taofikat Oyinkan-Abdullahi (retd.) will chair the Lagos Island panel, alongside Magistrates Michael Olubi, Olaitan Ajayi, Salamah Matepo, and Hotepo Lazarus.
Justice Sherifah Solebo (retd.) will lead the Ikeja panel, which includes Magistrates Davies Rasak, Oluwatosin Fowowe-Erusiafe, Adepeju Odusanya, and Lynda Balogun.
EiE questions LASIEC’s readiness
Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE), a civil society organisation, has expressed serious doubts about the readiness of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) to conduct LGA elections on Saturday, July 12.
In a statement obtained by Legit.ng, the civil society group, which has been actively engaged in promoting voter participation and credible elections for over 15 years, raised concerns about transparency, legality, and voter education.
EiE’s concerns come amid ongoing controversies surrounding the election timetable, voter education, and the release of candidate lists.
The group criticised LASIEC for inadequate election publicity, noting that despite claims by Omobolanle Okikiolu-Ighile, LASIEC chairman, of extensive voter education efforts, many Lagos residents remain unaware of the election details
LASIEC releases validated candidates’ list
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has officially released the validated list of candidates contesting for chairmanship and councillorship positions in the upcoming July 12 local government elections across the state.
The much-anticipated list was published on Tuesday, July 8, though concerns had earlier mounted over a delay in its release, contrary to LASIEC’s previously announced timeline of July 1, as stated in the commission’s election notice issued on April 17.
Lagos election: Police announce movement restriction
Police authorities in Lagos state have announced restrictions on movement in the South-West state on Saturday, July 12, for the local government elections.
The Lagos police command said that the movement restriction will begin in the early hours of the day.
In a statement, the command said the “total restriction of vehicular movement throughout Lagos state” will be “from 3 am on Saturday, 12th July, 2025 till 3 pm of the same Saturday, 12th July, 2025”.
Governor Sanwo-Olu speaks on LG elections
Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged residents of the state, especially eligible voters, to come out in large numbers to participate in the local council election tomorrow.
In a statement on Friday, July 11, Sanwo-Olu stated that the local council is the closest tier of government to the people and plays a vital role in delivering essential services and fostering grassroots development.
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