LG Polls: 60 PDP aspirants vie for Ikorodu LCDA

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As at the last count, not less than 60 aspirants have signified interest in contesting for chairmanship and councillorship positions in Ikorodu Central Local Council Development Area, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, in the forthcoming local government elections.

The party which is trying to dislodge the ruling party despite its internal challenges, assured that factions within its fold are resolving their problems.

PDP chairman in the area, Adesina Musiliu, dismissed insinuations that the crisis at the national level would affect the chances of the party in the elections.

“The internal crisis has nothing to do with the growth of the party, and I want to assure you that if the election is free and fair, we have all it takes to win,” he said.

He assured that if elected, PDP would fix bad roads in the area, adding that it would also renovate the many primary schools in the area, which he said were in bad shape.

He said his party would address the concern of the people as regards markets in the area, which he described as expensive and out of reach of the common traders.

The PDP chairman, however, expressed reservations on the logistics for the polls, saying that polling centres are being located in residential homes rather than public places.

“Most of the polling booths are sited in residential houses when they are supposed to be in neutral places like schools, town halls or open fields. As for voters’ cards, many of our people that registered could not access their permanent voters’ cards. This is worrisome if nothing is done before the elections. We are ready for the elections, but our fear is that from all indications, the sitting government may rig it,” he alleged.

Jamiu Yisa

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