Lagos IPAC criticizes LASIEC over the release of 2025 LG election guidelines.

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The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Lagos State has criticized the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) for its handling of the recently released guidelines for the 2025 local government elections.

In a joint statement issued on Saturday by IPAC Chairperson Emilade Akinade and the council’s Public Relations Officer, George Ashiru, the umbrella body of all 19 registered political parties in the state faulted LASIEC for allegedly bypassing proper communication protocols.

Recalls that on Friday LASIEC fixed July 12, 2025, for elections into the 20 local government areas and 37 local council development areas in the state.

Reacting to the announcement, IPAC said LASIEC failed to engage political parties on key issues before unveiling the guidelines, accusing the commission of operating in secrecy.

“Critical questions and issues remain unresolved as regards the appropriate interpretation of the Supreme Court’s pronouncements on LG autonomy and how that will impact the 37 LCDAs established by the state government.

“IPAC only recently learned that a revised LASIEC law empowering the agency to conduct executive elections into 57 LG/LCDAs was approved on January 9 and signed into law on January 10 by the governor.

“This took IPAC by surprise. Such critical legislation should be in the public domain. The information was not made public on any platform and copies of the new law are yet to be made available to IPAC for distribution to political parties.”

The council criticized the new LASIEC Board, chaired by retired Justice Mobolanle Okikiola-Ighinle, for failing to build a transparent and collaborative relationship with the commission or offer a platform for IPAC to contribute to election planning.

IPAC stated that since January, the board had only held a single meeting with political party representatives—and only after IPAC initiated the request.

The group stressed that LASIEC ought to have convened multiple meetings with political parties to clearly explain the implications of the new electoral law ahead of the polls.

It stated: “LASIEC has a lot to learn from INEC in Lagos State about the need for continuous engagement, communication, and transparency in order to have a smooth, free and fair election.

“The constant late release of guidelines close to when the electoral cycle begins and the lack of continued engagement with the political parties is an error.

“This will make political parties and their members misinterpret the actions of LASIEC as driving in the direction of a predetermined outcome.”

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Senator Theodore Orji, the former governor of Abia situation, has criticized Okezie Ikpeazu, his successor, for allegedly meeting Abia in a depressing situation.

Ikpeazu was recently cited as saying that when he became governor, he met the state in a deteriorated condition.

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In response to the remarks, Orji advised Ikpeazu to take responsibility for his actions and refrain from making thoughtless remarks about other people.

Speaking through Ifeanyi Umere, his media assistant, Orji chastised Ikpeazu for claiming to have met Abia in a depressed mood.

He said he was shocked that Ikpeazu both criticized his predecessor and denounced leaders who criticize their predecessors in the same sentence.

Additionally, he claimed that successors are “lazy leaders” if they attack their predecessors while in government.

The previous governor advised his successor to accept accountability for his deeds and inactions during his tenure in office rather than placing the blame elsewhere.

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Orji went on to say, “Government is not necessarily about making speeches, so Ikpeazu should once again carry his cross and take responsibility for his actions and inactions instead of looking for who to blame.”

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Ondo-150 civil servants risk homeless govt marks houses demolition in Akure.

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Hundreds of civil servants in Ondo state face possible homelessness as the state government moves forward with plans to demolish over 150 residential buildings in the Alagbaka area of Akure, the state capital.

The affected structures are located in Phases 1, 2, and 3 of the Alagbaka Government Staff Quarters.

It was gathered that the quarters, originally constructed during the administration of late Governor Adekunle Ajasin in the late 1970s, have served as a vital housing solution for civil servants for decades.  Pure act of wickedness, civil servants lament A staff member at the Ondo State Emergency Medical Service Agency, who asked not to be named, described the development as a “pure act of wickedness.”

“The government is planning to demolish our houses. This is the house that was given to us years ago to solve the problem of accommodation. We are paying subsidised rent every month. Now, if the government takes this house, where do I want to start from? I have to start thinking of where to live from the salary that is not even enough to feed me and my family,” she said.

Another affected resident working at the state’s Ministry of Information echoed similar fears. “These houses were built in 1976 under the leadership of Pa Adekunle Ajasin. They were given to civil servants. Phase 1 alone has about 156 houses, and there are still Phases 2 and 3. The government deducts the rent directly from our salaries, ₦5,000 for a three-bedroom and ₦4,000 for two-bedroom flats,” he said.

He accused the government of eyeing the valuable land for profit. “Once they succeed in evicting us and building new structures on this land, we all know we are not coming back. The plan is to build estates with modern houses that no civil servant will be able to afford. Presently, what we pay as rent is small and comfortable, and that was the vision of Pa Ajasin when this place was built,” he said.

The move has sparked outrage across labour unions in the state. Organised Labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and the Joint Negotiation Council (JNC), has vowed to resist the eviction. At a recent event in Akure, the NLC Chairman in Ondo state, Comrade Olapade Ademola Adeniji, threatened mass protests if the government does not halt the planned demolition.

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Peter Obi visits the boy who stood in front of his convoy.

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Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, visited Alabi Yusuf Quadri at the Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre in Apapa, Lagos, on Friday, April 11.

According to Yunusa Tanko, the interim national coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Obi visited the minors in detention through the group.

Tanko wrote on his known X account:

“During the visit, he (Obi) connected with Quadri’s mother and sister, standing in solidarity with the family and expressing unwavering support during this difficult time”.

Recalls that Quadri was the center of attention during the 2023 election campaign when he stood in front of the convoy of Obi in Lagos state. Following rife claims in the past few days about Quadri’s imprisonment, prominent human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, visited the teenager at the Minimum Security Custodial Centre, Kirikiri, Apapa. The legal practitioner confirmed that Quadri had been in custody since January 2025. Apart from Tanko, other top Obidient members on the team who visited Quadri at the Lagos correctional centre include the interim director of mobilization of the Obidient movement Morris Monye; and social activist Moses Paul.

Obi also addressed UNILAG students In the same vein, on Friday, April 11, Obi addressed students at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), where he was a special guest at the 28th annual general assembly of the National University Nursing Students’ Association (NUNSA). In his speech, the former Anambra state governor encouraged the future nurses to embrace excellence, service, and compassion.

The presidential hopeful said the theme of the conference, ‘Empowering Nurses: A Catalyst for Sustainable Health Care in Africa’, is both timely and essential. At the event, Obi highlighted the shortage of nurses in Nigeria which, he insisted, should be addressed by investing in the training of more nurses to satisfy the country’s domestic healthcare needs.

Obi’s statement posted on his X account:

“We also need to invest more in nursing internship programs to enable newly trained nurses to gain hands-on experience to function effectively in the health sector. “By so doing, we will raise an army of well-trained nurses who productively contribute to our healthcare sector.” 

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Most APC members feel Tinubu has neglected them – Ali Ndume.

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Borno South senator, Ali Ndume, has said that most members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) feel neglected by President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

Ali Ndume emphasized that many APC members share the sentiments of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who believes that Tinubu’s administration has sidelined them.

Prior to his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), El-Rufai had launched a series of verbal attacks on the party.

The former governor, who was a founding member of the APC, had accused the ruling party of lacking internal democracy.

He stated that the APC’s organs had ceased to function since 2023.

Shortly after making the claim, El-Rufai defected to the SDP.

However, appearing on Channels TV’s Politics Today, on Friday, Ndume said: “Two years into the government, many people feel that they have been abandoned. Like El-Rufai that gave that excuse that APC left him behind, so many others too are saying the same.

“Looking at what I know, like appointments, having access, and carrying people along, he’s just down in the school; people are not happy.

“Many people don’t have access, I said it sometimes back and they didn’t do something about it. Instead, they came back on the back of newspapers and started abusing the messenger instead of addressing the message.”

This comes as Ndume has accused Tinubu of uneven appointments, stressing that the president ignored the federal character principle.

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Ali Ndume, a legislator representing the Borno South Senatorial District, has demanded that President Bola Tinubu should impose a state of emergency on the country’s economy and security.

During an interview on Channels Television’s “Politics Daily” program on Friday, Ndume made this call and criticized the president’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State.

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Ndume said, “Let the President forget about everything and concentrate on three things – security, welfare of citizens and the economy,

“His attention should go there as number 1, then he should create a state of emergency in those areas,”

Ndume, who identifies as a Democrat, stated that Tinubu’s declaration of emergency in Rivers was unexpected and that the president made a mistake by ordering the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and every member of the House of Assembly for six months in a nationwide broadcast.

Ndume, however, said he expected the President to have gathered the political actors and resolved all lingering differences rather than the proclamation. The lawmaker also denied claims that the political actors disregarded Tinubu’s directives prior to the imposition of the emergency rule.

Investigations revealed that the section Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution  which Tinubu relied on to make that declaration interprets a state of emergency as a situation of national danger, disaster, or terrorist attacks in which a government suspends normal constitutional procedures to regain control.

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“I feel that the President would have worked seriously on bringing them (and) solving the problem than (declaring a state of emergency). Call them, seat them down and say ‘go and sort your problem.

“How can you ignore the President? When he removed them now, did they ignore the removal?” Ndume added.

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