The Chairman of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Justice Bola Okikiolu-Ighile (retd.), has provided an explanation for the commission’s absence at the Labour Party’s (LP) primaries in preparation for the July 12 Local Government elections in the state.
Speaking at a stakeholders’ forum held in Ikeja on Thursday, themed “Enhancing a Credible and Inclusive Local Government Elections in Lagos,” Okikiolu-Ighile attributed the absence to the presence of three rival factions within the Labour Party, each claiming legitimacy and extending separate invitations to LASIEC to observe their primaries.
Okikiolu-Ighile stated that LASIEC could not attend the primaries as it had not received the necessary guidance from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on which faction to recognise.