The Lagos State chapter of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has called for the cancellation of results of the governorship and House of Assembly elections held in Lagos last Saturday.
Chief Supo Shonibare, Afenifere’s leader in Lagos State; and the State Chairman, Otunba Tunde Onakoya, in a statement yesterday, said the organisation was inundated with reports from its members, agents and observers from the field that the polls were characterised by violence, ballot box snatching and voter suppression.
Part of the statement reads: “In the 13,325 polling units in Lagos State, various acts were observed and widely reported that impinged on the integrity of the elections and rendered the results grossly unreliable. These results cannot be described as a reflection of the will of the people of Lagos.
“The only option open to the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) is to reschedule elections at those polling units where the process was so blatantly subverted by an unholy alliance of subversives, including INEC staff, security agents and hoodlums.
“These acts of thuggery were pervasive in at least 11 local government areas. After voting, election materials were snatched at many polling units, and many instances of this were captured on video.
“We, therefore, call on the Resident Commissioner of INEC in Lagos to consult with INEC headquarters to cancel the processes in all the affected polling units in Ibeju-Lekki, Eti-Osa, Surulere, Shomolu, Ikeja, Ifako-Ijaiye, Oshodi- Isolo, Ojo, Amuwo- Odofin, Agege and Alimosho, and to enable rescheduled elections in these polling units at the earliest possible time.”
In this article