LG Polls: ALGON National President Alabi Kolade Returned As Bariga Chairman

ALGON President, Alabi Kolade David has been re-elected as the Chairman of Bariga Council.

Gatekeepers News reports that the National President of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) Alabi Kolade David has been returned as the chairman of Bariga local councils.

He was declared winner at about 1.30am this morning by the LCDA Returning Officer for the election, Ganiyu Folarinwaju.

Folarinwaju certified that Alabi polled a total of 22,002 votes to beat the PDP candidate Mr. Ibrahim Wahab Tijani who scored 1,261 while the PP candidate Ayewumi Ishola Ismail came third with a total of 732 votes.

The election which had 6.5 million registered voters was conducted by electoral commission under COVID-19 protocols which was strictly adhered to during the election.

Lagos residents were seen yesterday en-mass to cast their ballots in 13,323 polling units across 57 local councils in the state to elect their local government chairmen and councillors for a fresh four-year term.

According to the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), 15 political parties were registered for the election.

Voting which begun about 8 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. in all the polling units also had those in the queue at 3 p.m well attended to.

In his acceptance speech the Bariga Chairman elect and the National President of ALGON, Alabi thanked the people of Bariga whom he pledged his unflinching loyalty to.

He stated that trust and confidence reposed in him has led to all that has been witnessed.

He added that having known him, he will continue to prioritize projects, infrastructures and other development aimed at transforming the Council as a model of excellent leadership and service delivery.