Nigerian lawyer and author Dele Farotimi has questioned the credibility of local government elections in Lagos State, accusing the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) of conducting polls in ways he considers questionable.
Speaking during an interview from 3:31 on Sahara TV on Saturday, November 14, 2026, Farotimi said his experience as a Lagos resident had exposed him to the activities of the state electoral body.
He stressed that his concerns went beyond the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), arguing that state-owned electoral commissions also had a responsibility to ensure credible elections at the local government level.
Farotimi said he had witnessed incidents during elections in Lagos that made him question the integrity of the process, citing an occurrence involving Obanikoro as an example.
Explaining his position, he said, “I live in Lagos, I know what the Lagos electoral commission has done on multiple occasions and I’m not even talking about the INEC. I’m talking about the state owned electoral commission.”
He further recalled the local government elections in the state, saying, “The way it has seen local government elections in Lagos State. I’ve seen it, I saw the miracle that happened with Obanikoro the other time,”
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