The All Progressives Congress Local Government chairmanship primaries are currently underway at the party secretariat in Ikeja amid tight security.The State Independent Electoral Commission fixed July 12 to conduct elections into the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas in the state.
Reports noted that the primaries witnessed heavy presence of police at the venue to ensure a hitch-free exercise.
The state Commissioner of Police, Moshood Jimoh, was seen monitoring the security situation within and around the party secretariat. Operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and those of the State Security Services are also on ground to provide security.
Officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority are also at the venue to ensure free flow of traffic. Vehicular movements on the entire stretch of the road leading to the venue were restricted.
The development created gridlock around ACME Road and other roads, forcing vehicles to take alternative routes to access their destinations.
Addressing journalists briefly before the commencement of the delegates accreditation, the Chairman of the APC Electoral Committee, Babatunde Ogala, called for fair reportage from the media.
Mr Ogala, who asked the media for their assessment of the venue, said that the committee provided adequate security for all the participants.
According to him, though accreditation was supposed to start at 9.00am, the committee delayed commencement by some minutes to ensure that delegates coming from far places were part of the process.
