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Lagos Local Governments Election Hold Saturday July 12

The Chairman of the Commission Hon. Justice Bola Okikiolu-Ighile (rtd) assures of the level play ground for all the political Parties and promises the electorate of the determination of the Commission to conduct free, fair, inclusive and credible election in line with the best international standard.

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Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission( LASIEC) has announced that Local Government election has been scheduled for Saturday 12th July across all the 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Areas, while run-off/re-run election (if any) will take place on Saturday 19th of July, 2025.

Accordingly, pursuant to Section 21(I) of the Law 2008 (as amended), the Commission has released Notice of Election into the Office (s) of Chairmen and Councilors of Twenty (20) Local government areas, Thirty-Seven (37) Local Council Development Areas and Three Hundred and Seventy-Six (376) Wards of Lagos State.

In a press release signed by the Head, Public Affairs Unit of the Commission, Mr Tope Ojo, stated that as the tenure of the present Local Government Administration is running to an end, the Commission has intensified efforts toward the conduct of an election that will usher in a new administration with the release of the Notice of Election that officially commences the electoral process .

Ojo further stated that all registered Political Parties are therefore required to visit the Headquarters of the Commission to obtain Nomination and other relevant Forms on behalf of their Candidates.

Other highlights of the Notice of Election include the meeting of the Commission with all the registered Political Parties on Tuesday 15th April 2025, while the Publication of Election Guidelines will come up on the 17th of April. 2025.

The release further stated that campaigns and rallies by Political Parties will commence on Friday 18th of April and end on Wednesday 9th of July, 2025, while. closing date for submission of Nomination Forms of “substituted” and “only candidate” by the political parties is between Wednesday 18th June – Wednesday 25th June, 2025.

The Chairman of the Commission Hon. Justice Bola Okikiolu-Ighile (rtd) assures of the level play ground for all the political Parties and promises the electorate of the determination of the Commission to conduct free, fair, inclusive and credible election in line with the best international standard.

She further enjoins political parties and aspirants to adhere strictly with the time table.

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Kayode Adaramodu quits PDP, Joins ADC in Ekiti

“I joined the PDP at a time when it held power and carried the hopes of many. But over time, the party lost direction — first in power, now in opposition. We had the people’s trust.

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“Today, I can no longer, in good conscience, remain part of a structure that is no longer aligned with the values that brought me into politics.”

A governorship aspirant in the Ekiti 2022 gubernatorial election, Kayode Adaramodu, has resigned his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Ekiti State chapter, set to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

In a six-paragraph letter addressed to his ward 1 chairman of Ekiti Southwest Local Government, Ekiti State, Adaramodu noted that it is a painful goodbye to the PDP and a hopeful new beginning of a new party for him.

He said that he joined the PDP with a sincere heart – prepared to serve, contribute, and help build a nation anchored on justice, fairness, unity, and people’s wellbeing. But the PDP lost this path due to distrust and an inability to evolve.

The statement reads in part: “As you are aware, my membership of the party was characterized by years of commitment, service, and sacrifice.

I joined the PDP with a sincere heart, prepared to serve, contribute, and help build a nation anchored in justice, fairness, unity, and the well-being of its people.

I gave my time, my voice, my ideas, and my resources in pursuit of these objectives and goals.

I did so, not for personal gain, but out of conviction. I truly hoped that we could, together, build something Nigeria, and particularly Ekiti, would be proud of.”

“I joined the PDP at a time when it held power and carried the hopes of many. But over time, the party lost direction — first in power, now in opposition. We had the people’s trust.

But we allowed leadership failures to erode our credibility, and instead of rebuilding from our mistakes, we embraced internal divisions and selfish ambitions as virtues, in opposition!

Today, I can no longer, in good conscience, remain part of a structure that is no longer aligned with the values that brought me into politics.”

“Unfortunately, the foundational ideals were replaced with division, distrust, and an inability to evolve. I raised my voice for unity, warned against the baseless divisions, and called for renewal.

Sadly, those efforts were often ignored. The party, once full of promise, lost its way, first in government and now in opposition. I now look ahead to a new movement of Nigerians committed”

As the Deputy Director, Field Operations, PDP Presidential Campaign Council during the 2023 elections, Adaramodu thanked the PDP for the opportunity to serve and wished the party well as it navigates its path forward.

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PDP shifts national convention to November in Ibadan

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, announced that the convention will now take place in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, instead of the previously announced venue, Kano.

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• PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba

The Peoples Democratic Party has shifted its National Elective Convention, originally planned for August, to November 2025.

Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday after the party’s 101st National Executive Committee meeting, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, announced that the convention will now take place in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, instead of the previously announced venue, Kano

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Nentawe Yiltwada replaces Ganduje as APC Chairman

Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum PGF, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state, made the nomination.

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“I pledge without hesitation that I will work with everybody in the party…I will expand the party with you,” said Nentawe.

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has appointed Humanitarian Affairs Minister, Prof. Nentawe Yiltwada, as National Chairman of the party, at the party’s ongoing 14th National Executive Committee, NEC, in Abuja.

Yiltwada replaces Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, who resigned on June 27.

Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum PGF, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state, made the nomination.

He was seconded by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abbas, and Yiltwada became APC chair .

Prof. Yilwatda Nentawe, in his acceptance speech, says he will work to unite all the organs and participants of the party nationwide.

“I pledge without hesitation that I will work with everybody in the party…I will expand the party with you,” said Nentawe.

Yilwatda Background

1. Yilwatda was born on 8 August 1968 in Dungung, Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State.

2. The professor of Electrical Engineering was the flagrunner for the APC in the 2023 gubernatorial elections in Plateau State.

3. Between July 2017 – December 2021, he held the position of resident electoral commissioner in Benue State. He was appointed by the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.

4. He was the ICT director at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, for 12 years.

5. Yilwatda is a Christian and married to Dr Martina Goshwe.

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