Air Peace has disclosed plans to pause all Lagos-bound and departing flights for 12 hours on Saturday due to the local government elections scheduled in the state.
The airline made this announcement in a statement shared on X on Thursday, the 10th of July, 2025, confirming that no flights would operate in or out of Lagos between 3:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
“We wish to inform our esteemed customers and the general public that there will be no scheduled flight operations into and out of Lagos on Saturday, July 12, 2025, from 3:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m,”
the statement reads. “This is due to the Lagos Local Government Elections and the movement restrictions across all roads and waterways in Lagos State, as announced by the Lagos State Police Command. Regular flight operations to and from Lagos will resume at 4pm on the same day, in line with our scheduled services.
“We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause our valued passengers whose travel plans are affected.”
Earlier, SaharaReporters published that the Lagos State Police Command had issued a movement restriction order for the election day, which falls on Saturday, the 12th of July.
The command stated: “Total restriction of vehicular movement throughout Lagos State” will be “from 3 am on Saturday, 12th July, 2025 till 3 pm of the same Saturday, 12th July, 2025”.
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Certain individuals and groups, however, were exempted from this restriction.
Meanwhile, the Lagos branch of the African Action Congress (AAC) expressed doubts about the readiness and conduct of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) as the elections approach.
In a statement issued Tuesday, the 8th of July AAC State Secretary Jegede Kehinde accused LASIEC of lacking fairness and transparency in the election process.
“Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission LASIEC must have known that the local government election is not a joke, as we are seriously looking for a government that will be impacted positively by people at the grassroots,” he said.
Kehinde also criticised the LASIEC chairman and board members for their approach to organising the elections.