Edo election: INEC denies receiving results yet

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it has not received governorship election results from any of the 18 local government areas in Edo State.

In an interview with Channels Television on Saturday, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo State, Anugbum Onuoha, said the results of the election are still at the ward level.

Onuoha stated that the results would get to the local government level before being sent to the state collation centre.

“I cannot categorically tell you when we will announce the results in the state. As they come, we will announce,” Onuoha said.

“For now, no results yet” from any of the local government.

The Labour Party (LP) candidate for the ongoing governorship election in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, casting his vote

“I want to correct one thing: those who are publishing results, it is not their duty to announce results.

“INEC has not announced results. I am not even the returning officer for the state. The returning officer will announce the results. But I am surprised with what I see on social media. That is not the correct position of the commission.

“Nobody has the capacity to do that. The law is clear on who can announce the results. So, they should desist.”

On Saturday, September 21, 2024, Edo State indigenes trooped out to elect a new governor to succeed the incumbent, Godwin Obaseki, whose eight-year double terms will end on November 12, 2024.

Edo is one of the eight states where governorship elections are held off-season as a result of litigations and court judgements.

The other states are Anambra, Bayelsa, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Osun and Ondo.

Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have maintained an early lead in strongholds following the collation of some results from the Edo State governorship election.

According to the results from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Viewing Portal (iRev), the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Olumide Akpata, is no longer in the race to become the governor of Edo State.