Chairman Lagos State Football Association Electoral Committee, Alhaji Azeez Tijani has announced the electoral guidelines for the Lagos FA elections and state divisional elections.
The elections would be conducted into Lagos State Football Association and Divisional Football Associations in few weeks to come as some football stakeholders are showing interest in various positions.
Speaking with sports247.ng, Tijani said the divisional elections would hold before State FA elections saying that the sales and submission of forms for DFA elections would commence on 28th April and 6th May.
He disclosed that the screening for the candidates would be commenced on 8 and 9 May, while elections proper would hold on 12, May,2023.
“This is to inform the football stakeholders in the state that the sales of registration forms for divisional football association would commence on 28, April and we expect the interested candidates to pick their forms and submit their registration forms on and before 6,May.
“We are going to screen the candidates on 8 and 9, May, while the elections proper into division would hold on 12,May, 2023.I urge the candidates to adhere strictly to the electoral guidelines and wish all candidates all the best.
Tijani said the elections into Lagos State Football Association would hold on 24,May,2023, while the registration forms and submission of registration forms would hold on 28, April and 8, May,2023.
According to him, the screening for candidates would hold on 15,May,2023.
Tijani however insisted that the elections in both divisions and state FA would be conducted in free and fair manner and urged the interested candidates to shun vices that can undermine the process of the elections.
“The elections into Lagos FA is drawing nearer and I want to say that the Lagos FA elections would hold on 24,May and of course the registration forms would be available on 28 April, while the submission for the registration forms would be 8, May, 2023.
“The guidelines is very important for all the interested candidates and I want the football stakeholders to follow our guidelines throughout our electoral process,” he said.
Commenting on the price for registration forms, Tijani said the registration forms for DFA chairman is N100,000, board members are N50,000,while a female candidate vying for position for DFA board member is N25,000.
Contesting for Chairman’s position of Lagos FA, Tijani disclosed that interested candidate would pay N200,000 for registration form, as Vice chairman’ seat goes to N175,000.
According to Tijani, the registration forms for board members cost N100,000, while female candidate vying for Lagos FA board members would pay N50,000 for registration form
