24th March, 2018
By Kazeem Ugbodaga
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, has expressed disappointment over the poor turnout of voters at Saturday’s by-elections in Oshodi/Isolo and Agege Local Governments areas of the state.
While addressing the press during an on the spot assessment of the voting process, the Electoral Commissioner in charge of the Oshodi/Isolo Zone, Chief Toyin Ibrahim-Famakinwa expressed disappointment over low voter turnout for the election.
She noted, however, that this would not invalidate the outcome of the election, while expressing satisfaction with the support received from security personnel in all the Polling Units as this went a long way in ensuring that there was no breach of the peace during the exercise.
The Chairman of the Commission, Justice Ayotunde Phillips (Rtd) observed that in view of the high rate of voter apathy experienced during the elections, the Commission would henceforth pay particular attention to continuous Voters Education and Sensitisation in order to reverse the negative trend which she said constituted a threat to democracy.
However, Ward B (Ogunoloko) Oshodi/Isolo Local Government has 31 Polling Units with 17, 279 Registered Voters while Ward B (Dopemu) Agege Local Government has 28 Polling Units with 18,339 Registered Voters.
The results for Ogunoloko Ward, Oshodi/Isolo Local Government represents 14.2% of the total number of registered voters in the Ward while that of Dopemu Ward of Agege Local Government represents 8.8% of the total number of registered voters.
Meanwhile, candidates of the APC have emerged winners in the Councillorship By-elections conducted by LASIEC into Ward B (Ogunoloko) Oshodi/Isolo Local Government and Ward B (Dopemu) Agege Local Government of the State.