Nigeria, July 12 -- The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has unveiled its plan to tackle voter apathy during Saturday's local government elections in the state.

At a press conference in Lagos on Thursday, LASIEC chairperson, Bola Okikiolu-Ighile, said the commission was scaling up voter education and grassroots engagement to increase participation, particularly among historically underrepresented groups.

"We know that apathy is real, especially at the local level," she said. "That's why we went beyond the usual radio and TV announcements. We were on the streets, in the markets, at UNILAG, Badagry, Alimosho - we were everywhere."

Mrs Okikiolu-Ighile, who is a retired judge, said LASIEC deployed voter sensitisation t...