Lagos State government says it plans to hold its local government councils poll in July.

Chairman of Lagos State Independence Electoral Commission, LASIEC, Retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, said this in Lagos.

Phillips said election into the offices of Chairman, Vice Chairman and Councillors in all the 20 local councils and 37 LCDAs in the state would hold that day.

“The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) the body charged with the statutory responsibility of electoral management and administration is committed to conducting a free, fair, credible and inclusive election.

“The Statutory Notice shall be published very soon,” the LASIEC chairman said.

The tenure of the incumbents, who have been in power since 2017, will expire in July.