Air Peace has disclosed plans to pause all Lagos-bound and departing flights for 12 hours on Saturday as a result of native authorities elections scheduled within the state.
The airline made this announcement in a press release shared on X on Thursday, the tenth of July, 2025, confirming that no flights would function in or out of Lagos between 3:00 a.m. and three:00 p.m.
“We want to inform our esteemed prospects and most people that there will likely be no scheduled flight operations into and out of Lagos on Saturday, July 12, 2025, from 3:00 a.m. to three:00 p.m,”
the assertion reads. “That is as a result of Lagos Native Authorities Elections and the motion restrictions throughout all roads and waterways in Lagos State, as introduced by the Lagos State Police Command. Common flight operations to and from Lagos will resume at 4pm on the identical day, in step with our scheduled companies.
“We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this will trigger our valued passengers whose journey plans are affected.”
Earlier, SaharaReporters revealed that the Lagos State Police Command had issued a motion restriction order for the election day, which falls on Saturday, the twelfth of July.
The command acknowledged: “Whole restriction of vehicular motion all through Lagos State” will likely be “from 3 am on Saturday, twelfth July, 2025 until 3 pm of the identical Saturday, twelfth July, 2025”.
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Sure people and {groups}, nonetheless, had been exempted from this restriction.
In the meantime, the Lagos department of the African Motion Congress (AAC) expressed doubts in regards to the readiness and conduct of the Lagos State Impartial Electoral Fee (LASIEC) because the elections method.
In a press release issued Tuesday, the eighth of July AAC State Secretary Jegede Kehinde accused LASIEC of missing equity and transparency within the election course of.
“Lagos State Impartial Electoral Fee LASIEC will need to have recognized that the native authorities election is just not a joke, as we’re critically on the lookout for a authorities that will likely be impacted positively by individuals on the grassroots,” he mentioned.
Kehinde additionally criticised the LASIEC chairman and board members for his or her method to organising the elections.
