The All Progressives Congress secured a sweeping victory in the July 12 local government elections held throughout Lagos State, winning all 57 chairmanship seats and taking 375 out of 376 available councillorship positions.
Speaking at a press briefing on Sunday, the Chairperson of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Mobolanle Abidemi Okikiolu-Ighile (Rtd.), officially declared the outcome of the polls.
“The All Progressives Congress won all the chairmanship seats in the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas in the state,” she stated.
“They also secured 375 out of the 376 councillorship seats in the Lagos LG polls. The only councillorship position not won by the APC was in Yaba LCDA, where the Peoples Democratic Party emerged victorious,” she added.
