The continuing Native Authorities (LG) elections in Lagos State have been described as largely peaceable and well-organized by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Talking with journalists after casting his vote at his polling unit on Lagos Island, the governor expressed satisfaction with the electoral course of, noting minor logistical challenges that had been addressed.
“As you’ll be able to see, the whole lot is okay right here other than the truth that it’s a populated space, we’re in Lagos Island,” Sanwo-Olu remarked, highlighting the calm environment at his polling unit.
“Voting is happening properly. The officers are on floor and I’ve carried out my civic train very properly and you’ll see the environment, all of the brokers of the events are on floor and in three-four minutes it’s throughout.”
The governor, who monitored the method on tv earlier than heading to vote, acknowledged minor logistical hiccups in some areas however emphasised that these had been resolved.
“Watching on TV, possibly there are one or two logistics in a single or two locations, however I feel they’ve additionally resolved them,” he stated, attributing delays to early morning vehicular motion and transportation challenges.
“You know the way typical it’s, you realize early morning vehicular actions, and buses couldn’t come on time,” he added.
Sanwo-Olu counseled the preparedness of the Lagos State Unbiased Electoral Fee (LASIEC) and the presence of ad-hoc employees and election supplies at polling models.
“The great thing about it’s that every one the officers and ad-hoc employees are on floor to go to their polling models they usually have all their supplies. It’s not that there have been scarcity of supplies or something,” he said, assuring that by now, “all people needs to be there.”
The governor additionally praised the peaceable climate and the keenness of voters, urging residents to train their civic rights responsibly.
“We’re additionally glad that we’ve a peaceable climate, I anticipate that the time we’ve used for individuals to precise their civic rights, they may use it proper and the whole lot shall be carried out peacefully,” he stated.
Highlighting the importance of grassroots governance, Sanwo-Olu described native governments as a vital arm of presidency, emphasizing their independence as stipulated by the structure.
“We imagine that the grassroots election can also be very vital, the councillors and the Chairmen as essential as different arms of presidency and we have to give them that pace of house,” he famous.
He additional praised Lagos’ native governments for aligning with the state’s THEMES Plus Agenda, stating, “The Native governments in Lagos state are complimentary, all of them take the THEMES plus Agenda and run with it even at their native authorities LCDA ranges.”
The governor additionally acknowledged the presence of observers, together with representatives from the state equal of LASIEC, who have been on floor to watch the method.
“To report and to see what’s right here, it’s extraordinarily peaceable and we’ve a number of numerous observers and other people simply wish to like be taught the teachings,” he stated.
Sanwo-Olu expressed gratitude to LASIEC for his or her efforts and reiterated the significance of native authorities autonomy, noting that many councils are actively competing to ship tasks and providers.
“Native authorities is a crucial arm of presidency and you’ll see that’s what our structure stipulates, they’re impartial and you realize we’ve been advocating for his or her independence and as you’ll be able to see that loads of them have tasks that and deliverables and they’re competing amongst themselves and we’re enthusiastic about that,” he added..
