Following the conclusion of voting on Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced its readiness to begin state-level collation of the Edo State governorship election results.
This was disclosed by Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner and Member of the Information and Voter Education Committee, during a press conference on Sunday.
INEC also confirmed that the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal has been activated to promptly upload polling unit results, which have already been collated from all 192 wards.
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It said, “Similarly, collation has been concluded in most of the Local Government Areas and the designated officials are already at the collation centre in Benin City or on their way. We are set to commence State-level collation.”
“For the avoidance of doubt, the collation of result will proceed as provided by the Electoral Act 2022 and our regulations and guidelines for the conduct of elections. There is a mechanism for redressing complaints during collation, including the power to review results declared under duress. The Commission will not hesitate to invoke such powers where necessary.
“Accredited party agents, observers and the media should be granted unimpeded access to all collation centres.
“The Commission calls on the security agencies to continue to maintain the same vigilance and professionalism that led to the peaceful conduct of the election as we conclude the process.”
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