Nigeria, May 1 -- The African Action Congress (AAC) has rejected the administrative charges imposed by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) on candidates seeking to contest for office in the forthcoming local government elections in the state.

In a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday, the party said the fee represented a "monetisation of politics" that could disenfranchise credible candidates.

The statement, signed by AAC state executives, including chairperson Ayoyinka Oni, Secretary Jedege Kehinde, and Organising Secretary Akinfolarin Folayemi,

described the imposition of the fee as unconstitutional and exclusionary.

"If the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) does not impose such fees,...