On Sunday morning, September 22, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) maintained that it reserves the power to review results declared under duress......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
The commission made this disclosure in a statement signed by Mohammed Haruna, National Commissioner & Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, shared on its Facebook page on Sunday.
Following the upload of results on its portal, different political parties have been laying claim to victory.
However, INEC, through its commissioner, said in the statement that the commission would not hesitate to invoke its power if the need arises, Daily Trust reported.
The statement reads:
“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 Wards. 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.”
Obaseki explains actual reason for storming INEC office
Earlier, Legit reported that Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo state, said he went to the INEC collation centre in Benin to seek to meet with the REC, Anugbum Onuoha.
Governor Obaseki stated that he wanted to understand what steps INEC was taking to continue the collation process of the Edo governorship election 2024.
Legit. reports that although Obaseki is not on the ballot, he appears determined to experience victory with his party, the PDP, and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo.