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The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission ( LASIEC ) has released the list
of validated candidates for the Chairmanship and Councillorship elections into the
57 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas of the State
scheduled for Saturday, 22nd July, 2017.
In line with its statutory responsibilities, the Commission had requested all the
candidates whose names were submitted to it by the various political parties
vying for elective offices in the forthcoming elections to appear before it for
validation.
During the validation exercise, the candidates whose names were submitted,
presented their documents as specified in the Guidelines published by the
Commission for screening.
A total of twelve political parties presented candidates for the Chairmanship and
Councillorship posts for the elections.
The parties include: Accord Party ( AP ), Action
Alliance ( AA ), Alliance for Democracy ( AD )All Progressives Congress ( APC ),
Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ), Labour Party ( LP ) and All Progressives Grand
Alliance ( APGA ).
Others are United Democratic Party ( UDP ), United Progressive Party ( UPP ),
Kowa Party ( KP ), National Action Council ( NAC ) and Peoples Democratic
Movement ( PDM ).
The list containing the names of validated candidates for the Chairmanship and
Councillorship posts in the Kosofe Local Government, Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area and Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development area has been attached for the observation of candidates and interested members of the public.
