Drama as observers, Obasanjo, Abdulsalami query elections
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- 28 Feb 2023
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Three days after, tension is rising in the land over long wait for the outcome of Saturday’s presidential election. After failing to resolve the slow down of electronic transmission of results into the result viewing portal (IReV), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, resumed collation of results.
Midway into the announcement of results, a mild drama ensued at the National Collation Centre, Abuja, when opposition parties’ agents staged a walk out. Numbering about 10, agents of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Dino Melaye and former Imo State governor, Emeka Ihedioha; Labour Party (LP)’s National Secretary, Umar Faruq, among others, accused INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, of allegedly rigging the entire process in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Trouble started when PDP agents, led by Melaye rejected the presidential election result declared for Ekiti State on Sunday, alleging over-voting. Melaye also faulted ongoing method of collation of the presidential election. His observations were supported by agents of LP and Action Alliance (AA).
But INEC chairman said the Commission stood by the result declared by the collation officer for Ekiti, Prof. Akeem Olawale Lasisi, who is the Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila Orangun, Osun State.
“I still insist that the figure presented by the state collation officer of accredited voters is 315,058. This is what is on the spreadsheet that we screened yesterday. And this is also what is on the actual result manual recorded and signed by the PDP agent and agents of other political parties back in Ekiti.
“But having said that, I’ve taken note of your observations, let us make progress. Any other figure that is at variance with this one cannot supersede the official result presented. Let’s make progress,” he stated. Read More…
