FROM the timetable released by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, the state is billed to hold another local government election on July 24. The result is the rot and decay of infrastructure and the near absence of meaningful governance at the local level across the country. The Chairman of LASIEC, Ayotunde Phillips, a former chief judge of the state, expressed the readiness of the commission to ensure a free, fair, and transparent LG election in the state. Indeed, a transparent election is a sine qua non for the sustenance of a functional and enduring democracy. If the state is at the forefront of advocating free and fair elections in the country, the LG election presents it an opportunity to walk its talk in electoral integrity.

Source: Punch June 29, 2021 23:24 UTC