Notice Of Election
LAGOS STATE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION (LASIEC)
1, Lancaster Street, Sabo, Yaba Lagos
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Pursuant to Section 21(1) of Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission Law 2008 (as amended), Notice of Election is hereby given:
(a) Election into the Office(s) of Chairmen and Councillors of Twenty (20) Local Government Areas, Thirty-Seven (37) Local Council Development Areas and Three Hundred and Seventy-Six (376) Wards of Lagos State shall be held on Saturday, 12th July 2025.
All registered Political Parties are required to Purchase Nomination Forms on behalf of their Candidates at the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, hereafter referred to as (the Commission) at its Headquarters: 1, Lancaster Street, Sabo, Yaba.
TIME TABLE OF ELECTION
S/N ACTIVITIES DATE
1 Issuance of Notice of Election by the Commission Saturday 12th April 2025
2 Meeting with Political Parties for the Election Guidelines Tuesday 15th April 2025
3 Publication of Election Guidelines by the Commission Thursday 17th April 2025
4(a) Commencement of Campaign by Political Parties Friday 18th April 2025
4(b) Conduct of Party Primaries by Political Parties and Observation of same by the Commission Tuesday 18th April – Monday 19th May 2025
5 Collection of Nomination Forms by Political Parties Tuesday 22nd April – Tuesday 20th May 2025
6 Submission of Nomination Forms by Political Parties Monday 28th April – Thursday 22nd May 2025
7 Display of Names of Nominated Candidates and Persons Nominating Them as Chairmanship and Councillorship Candidates at the LG/LCDAs and Ward Collation Centres Respectively Friday 23rd May 2025
8 Collection of Forms for Substitution of Candidates by Political Parties Thursday 29th May – Saturday 31st May 2025
9 Extension Period for Nomination where there is one Candidate (Only Candidate) Tuesday 10th June – Tuesday 17th June 2025
10 Closing Date for Submission of Nomination Forms of “Substituted” and “Only Candidate” by the Political Parties Wednesday 18th June – Wednesday 25th June 2025
11 Display of Voter Register for the Elections at Ward Collation Centres Saturday 28th June 2025
12 Submission of Names and Addresses of Party Agents for the Elections to the Commission Monday 23rd June – Saturday 28th June 2025
13 Validation of Candidates Document by the Commission Thursday 26th June – Monday 30th June 2025
14 Display of List of Validated and Invalidated Candidates at the Commission’s Headquarters Tuesday 1st July 2025
15 Final Validation of Documents for Substituted and Invalidated Candidates by the Commission Wednesday 2nd July 2025
16 Publication of Notice of Poll at Ward Collation Centres Friday 4th July 2025
17 Final Publication of the List of Validated Candidates at the Commission’s Headquarters, 1, Lancaster Street, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos Saturday 5th July 2025
18 End of Electioneering Campaign Wednesday 9th July 2025
19 Elections into Chairmanship and Councillorship Posts in the 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Areas of Lagos State Saturday 12th July 2025
20 Run Off / Re-run Election (if any) Saturday 19th July 2025
Hon. Justice Bola Okikiolu-Ighile (RTD)
Chairman, Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission
Dated: Saturday, 12th Day of April, 2025