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A former Lagos State Deputy Governor, Senator Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, has alleged irregularities in the ongoing local government elections in the state and called for the cancellation of the exercise.

Speaking in an interview with Nigeria Info on Saturday, Bucknor-Akerele expressed frustration over her inability to vote at her polling unit.

“I have been to my own unit, my name is not there,” she said, adding that several units had been moved without prior notice.

There are units supposed to be in front of Eko Hotel, they have brought them here to Ajose Adeogun,” she said.

The former deputy governor claimed that the relocation of polling units and missing names were part of a larger plan to rig the election.

“There is a clear effort to rig the election in favour of one party. Many people are not able to vote because they have completely disrupted all the polling units,” she said.

Bucknor-Akerele urged the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission to cancel the election, citing disenfranchisement and widespread logistical failures.

Kelklein:
How do you even calm a process where one party won 56 out of 56 positions an election..

Let's be guided pls.

duduade:
But mama there was a time you were frolicking with these people na ... The same rigging you are complaining about now, is the same way they rigged that time and you and your Governor (the Father now at Also rock) won and you were sworn into power.. it can only get worse.. you are suppose to be in the game .. seems like you have forgotten how it's always planned.

So no rest for the wicked o.. All of us must face it

HopefuIIy:
But you were the deputy of Asiwaju who formed APC the ruling party. What went wrong ma?

Danelo:
It has become a norm in the region...

How can APC sweep all the available seats at a go?

Even with their dirty broom haba!

Tho mama just wants to be heard.

Tenisam:
That's why it's called grassroot election, it will be a shame and big slap on Tinubu and his cohorts if they can't sweep their Grassroots eoection. That shows they still have a strong hold at home. and it happens everywhere, you don't expect APC winning where there's a PDP governor, this shows the Governor is use!ess. Also it's a way for Sanwoolu to redeem himself after the bruhaha that happened during general election

Kelklein:
So it's OK to simply do impositions because one man wants to redeem himself.. what about freedom of choice by the electorates to elect their leaders across party lines. I don't have any issue with how a political party choose their own candidates to represent them but when you impose that your candidate on everyone else because you control State instruments, that's no longer election nor grassroot.

HopefuIIy:
But you were the deputy of Asiwaju who formed APC the ruling party. What went wrong ma?

aminauiade:
https://punchng.com/lagos-lg-poll-ex-deputy-gov-alleges-irregularities-demands-cancellation/?amp

Danelo:
It has become a norm in the region...

How can APC sweep all the available seats at a go?

Even with their dirty broom haba!

Tho mama just wants to be heard.

Kelklein:
So it's OK to simply do impositions because one man wants to redeem himself.. what about freedom of choice by the electorates to elect their leaders across party lines. I don't have any issue with how a political party choose their own candidates to represent them but when you impose that your candidate on everyone else because you control State instruments, that's no longer election nor grassroot.