Early results released by the Lagos Television showed that the APC took
several LGAs and LCDAs including Ojokoro, Eti Osa, Lagos Island, Badagry
Central, Onigbongbo, Odiolowo/Ojuwoye, Ikorodu West, Ejigbo, Ikeja,
Ikorodu, Epe, Lagos Island East, Badagry West, Surulere, Ikorodu Central,
Ikoyi/Obalende, Agboyi-Ketu, Eredo and others.
The victory continued for the ruling party in Epe LG with the APC getting
21401 votes and LP getting 948 votes. APC emerged victorious in Lagos
Island East LCDA with 9060 votes while PDP got 1128 votes. In Badagry
West, APC swept the LCDA with 5300 votes leaving PDP with 935 votes.
Similarly, in Ejigbo LCDA, APC won 4876 votes while PDP won 1079 votes. In
Ikeja LG, APC got 6191 votes while PDP won 990 votes. APC won Ikorodu West
LCDA with 3068 votes while PDP got 555 votes.
In Agboyi-Ketu LCDA, APC got 10,701 votes, while PDP got 1,759 votes.
Other results were being awaited as of the time the paper went to bed.
The APC had earlier won both the chairmanship and councillorship elections
in Ward A6, Polling Unit 033 located in Ogunmodede College, Papa Epe,
where the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode voted.
At the end of counting of the votes cast, the results showed that the APC
polled a total of 299 votes for the chairmanship election as against one
polled by the Labour Party and zero vote polled respectively by the
Peoples’ Democratic Party and Accord Party.
For the councillorship election in the unit, the APC polled a total of 293
votes as against one polled by Labour Party and zero polled by PDP. In the
second polling unit in the ward, APC polled 298 votes for the chairmanship
election as against zero vote polled by the PDP and Labour Party.
Ambode, on Saturday said local government elections would engender
participatory governance and revive belief in the electoral process at the
third tier of government.
Ambode noted that the election in Lagos State came six years after the
last one was conducted.
“I am happy that this election is coming at my own time. The whole idea is
for us to evolve a process where the citizens come out and believe in a
process that is credible. When the people see credible election at the
local government level, they will be excited to participate because they
know that it is credible, peaceful and without violence. That is what we
have been preaching. Lagos is too cosmopolitan for us not to have a
credible election.
“We need to enhance democracy in the country and we can only do it by what
we are doing today.”
He said adequate security measures had been put in place to ensure that
voters cast their votes in a peaceful atmosphere and forestall any
breakdown of law and order.
“So far, so good, from the reports I have received from all the other
parts of Lagos State, we are pleased with what is going on. I believe
strongly that it will be peaceful throughout,” Ambode added.
Also speaking, the All Progressives Congress’ chief, who is also the
Balogun of Epe, Chief Lanre Razak, said the party believed in
strengthening democracy, adding that the conduct of the election would
develop the political process.
The member of the Lagos State House of Assembly representing Epe
Constituency II, Segun Olulade, who cast his vote at the RCM Primary
School, Ejinrin, Epe, commended Lagosians for coming out to vote despite
the downpour. He noted that the people’s participation in the election
would deepen democratic values.