The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that it is ready to start the collation of the Edo state governorship election results at the collation centre.
INEC said it has started uploading polling unit results onto its Result Viewing (IReV) portal following yesterday's voting.
The commission added that results from all 192 Wards have been collated, and most Local Government Areas have concluded their collation.
It has however expressed worry over incidents in Okpoba Okha local government area, where threats to its office led to a stampede that injured an official.
The commission also spoke against unauthorized gatherings by political actors and supporters at the state head office overnight were disturbing.
Recall that Governor Godwin Obaseki went to the office of the commission at about 2am on Sunday, while the governorship election results were being collated at the ward and local government level in the state.
In a tweet later on that same day, INEC reaffirms its commitment to conducting a transparent and lawful process and adhering to the Electoral Act 2022 and regulations.
The statement reads in part: "The Commission received a deeply disturbing report from our Resident Electoral Commissioner of a threat to our office in Okpoba Okha Local Government Area yesterday, resulting in a stampede in which one of our officials was injured.
"We are similarly disturbed by the overnight presence and demonstrations by some political actors and their supporters at our State Head Office ahead of the commencement of final collation."
Read the full statement here:
COLLATION OF RESULTS IN THE EDO STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) September 22, 2024
Following the conclusion of voting yesterday, the Commission activated the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal and uploaded the Polling Unit results in earnest. The same results have also been collated from all the 192… pic.twitter.com/LAkdVglGdh
