The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commended the peaceful conduct of Saturday’s local government election in Lagos State, describing the process as calm, orderly, and free of malpractice.
Speaking during a monitoring exercise across various polling units, the Acting Zonal Director of the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, ACE I Ahmed Ghali, said reports from EFCC operatives deployed statewide indicated a largely incident-free election.
“From the report and information we have gathered, because our people are everywhere monitoring the situation, everything is going peacefully, and you can see the area is so calm. There is no incident report yet, and we are happy with that development,” Ghali said.
While acknowledging minor delays in some locations due to logistical issues involving the movement of election materials, the EFCC chief described them as “understandable” and not disruptive to the overall process.
Ghali also praised the conduct of voters, electoral officials, and security personnel, stating that no signs of electoral malpractice had been observed.
“Everyone is conducting [themselves] very well. People are coming and going. I have not seen any sign of malpractice, and you can see the conduct of the officials is also professional. The security men are alert and doing their job,” he noted.
The EFCC reiterated its commitment to monitoring the election process until the conclusion of voting, in line with its mandate to ensure transparency and accountability in public affairs.
