The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of all 20 local government chairmanship positions in the LGA elections.
The APC also secured all 37 local council development area (LCDA) chairmanship seats, consolidating its dominance across the state’s local government structures.
In addition to the chairmanship victories, the APC swept 375 councilor positions, leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with only a single councilor seat.
Bola Okikiolu-Ighile, the chairperson of LASIEC, announced the winners at the commission’s office in Yaba on Sunday.
She congratulated the election winners, urging them not to be carried away by the celebrations, but to view their victory as a call to serve.
“My words to the winners in the election is that this is not only a call for celebration but for service to the people who voted for them,” she said.
Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Biya declares bid for eighth term
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya said on Sunday that he would be seeking an eighth term in office in October’s elections in a bid to extend his nearly 43 years in power.
Biya, 92, posted the announcement on X in French and English.
“I am a candidate for the 12 October 2025 presidential election. Rest assured that my determination to serve you is commensurate with the serious challenges facing us.
“Together, there are no challenges we cannot meet. The best is still to come,” he wrote.
Biya was already the de facto candidate of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM), of which he is party leader.
Several longstanding supporters of Biya have appeared to distance themselves from him in recent months, and there have been two high-profile defections from Biya’s camp in recent weeks.
But the opposition is deeply divided and is struggling to unite behind a single candidate.
AFP
