‎LAGOS STATE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION (LASIEC) GUIDELINES FOR 2025 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS
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‎Key Dates and Procedures:
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‎1. Forms Availability and Submission:
‎ – Forms (LASIEC 001, 002, 007, 007A, 008) will be available from Tuesday, 22nd April 2025 at LASIEC Headquarters, 1 Lancaster Street, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos.
‎ – Submission deadline: Thursday, 22nd May 2025 (LASIEC 001 must be returned by this date).
‎ – Process ends at 12 noon on Tuesday, 20th May 2025.
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‎2. Administrative Fees:
‎ – Chairman: ₦150,000
‎ – Vice Chairman: ₦75,000
‎ – Councillor: ₦50,000
‎ – Exemption: Female candidates and Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) pay no fees.
‎ – Payment to be made to Lagos State Government (Revenue Code: 33101, Agency Code: 77095).
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‎3. Candidate Requirements:
‎ – Attach to completed forms:
‎ – Curriculum Vitae
‎ – Birth certificate/affidavit (min. age: 25 for Councillor, 30 for Chairman/Vice Chairman)
‎ – Party Membership Card
‎ – Voter Registration Card (Candidate and Sponsors)
‎ – Educational qualification (minimum Secondary School Certificate)
‎ – Letter of disengagement from public service (if applicable, at least 30 days before election).
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‎4. Nomination Process:
‎ – Chairman: Nominated by 20 registered voters in at least 2/3 of wards in the LGA/LCDA.
‎ – Councillor: Nominated by 10 registered voters in the ward.
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‎5. Verification and Validation:
‎ – Credentials Verification: 26th–30th June 2025 (10am–6pm daily at LASIEC HQ).
‎ – List of Validated Candidates: Displayed on 1st July 2025 at LASIEC Notice Board.
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‎6. Withdrawal of Nomination:
‎ – Political Parties may withdraw candidates via written notice (29th–31st May 2025).
‎ – Candidates may withdraw individually (2nd–9th June 2025).
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‎7. Voters Register Display:
‎ – Displayed at Ward Collation Centres on 28th June 2025.
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‎8. Campaign Rules:
‎ – No simultaneous rallies in the same location.
‎ – Campaigns must be issue-based (no ethnic/religious incitement or bribery).
‎ – Chairmanship: Campaign within LGA/LCDA; Councillorship: Within the ward.
‎ – Daily campaigns end by 6pm; final deadline: 9th July 2025 (6pm).
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‎9. Penalty:
‎ – Non-compliance will attract sanctions under the LASIEC Law 2008 (as amended).
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‎Issued by:
‎Hon. Justice Bola Okikio-Ighile (Rtd)
‎Chairman, LASIEC
‎Thursday, 17th April 2025  
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