Nigeria, July 4 -- The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), under the leadership of its current Chairman, Justice Mobolanle Abidemi Okikiolu-Ighile and Commissioners, has descended into a morass of gross incompetence and deliberate political sabotage. What should be a simple, transparent, and fair process of validating candidates for the forthcoming Local Government elections slated for July 12, 2025, has been twisted into a degrading and illegal charade designed to frustrate, demoralize, and disenfranchise opposition parties in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

For days, I, alongside other opposition candidates, have been subjected to the most dehumanizing treatment at the LASIEC office. We have bee...