The tenure of the incumbents, who have been in power since 2017, will expire in July.
After a long wait and pressure from the people for LASIEC to release plans for the council elections, a date has been scheduled.
In a statement on Tuesday, April 20th 2021, Ayotunde Philips chair of Lagos State Independence Electoral Commission (LASIEC) announced that the local government council poll is planned to hold in July 2021.
Mrs Phillips said election into the offices of Chairman, Vice Chairman and Councillors in all the 20 local councils and 37 LCDAs in the state would hold that day.
“The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) the body charged with the statutory responsibility of electoral management and administration is committed to conducting a free, fair, credible and inclusive election.
“The Statutory Notice shall be published very soon,” the LASIEC chairperson said.
The tenure of the current office holders in all the Local government who have been in power since 2017 expires in July 2021.
The state Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) had advised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to set machinery in motion for the conduct of local council election.
The state IPAC Chair, James Adeshina, spoke against the backdrop of insinuations that the state would not conduct council elections in 2021 since there was no provision for such exercise in the 2021 budget of the state.
He said that IPAC members would not support the appointment of sole administrators or caretaker committees when the tenure of the incumbents expires.