We wish to thank our members, supporters and voters for supporting and voting for our candidates at the Saturday, 12th July, 2025, Lagos State Local Government Elections. We are grateful for your exceptional support with your time, resources and votes.
Expectedly, the Lagos State Local Government Elections were shambolic and blatantly rigged against our candidates with reckless and shameless abandon. From the onset, LASIEC was designed to be openly partisan. It was packed with openly competitive APC politicians as Commissioners. No proper notice was issued for the election. The voters register was not displayed in consonance with the law. Our candidates were harassed and intimidated by LASIEC under guise of verification. And, invited to DSS for “profiling” as part of the intimidation campaign.
On Election Day, LASIEC officially sanctioned rigging by allowing APC supporters to vote without voter’s cards. No card reader. No BVAS. Ballot stuffing and Multiple thumb printing were the order of the day in Ward B1, Lagos Island Local Government. Voting materials were either not brought or arrived very late in Eti Osa Local Government . Generally, the voter’s turn out was exceptionally low and less than 5% of the registered voters turned out to vote. However, the rigged results shockingly and shamelessly reflected a 20-30% voters turn out.
Nonetheless, the election showed a considerable love for our Party. We were obviously the preferred party without rigging as we beat all the parties in the constituencies where we ran. We dominated the elections against AA, PDP, ZLP and others.
Our Party will review the results and take a considered decision on the rigged outcome of the elections. Once again, we thank you for your exceptional support.
Let’s “Shape the Future” together.
Francisco Doregos Chair Youth Party Lagos Chapter
