The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission has said there will be bye-elections anywhere a ballot box is snatched during the conduct of the Saturday local government elections.
The chairman of LASIEC, Justice Bola Okikiolu-Ighile (retd.) said this on Thursday during a press briefing ahead of the poll.
“There will be bye elections if a ballot box is snatched anywhere,” she said while answering questions from journalists at Tripple C Event Centre, Sabo Yaba, Lagos.
The LASIEC boss said, “While we don’t pray for such to happen,” there would be a need to conduct a bye-election in any local council where such happened.
The LASIEC boss assured Lagos residents of the readiness of the commission to conduct a free, fair and transparent election.
PUNCH Online reports that the Lagos State Police Command has announced restrictions of vehicular movements on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
The police, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Wednesday, noted that they had deployed personnel at strategic locations for the Saturday poll.