Edo Decides: INEC Raises Alarm Of Threat On REC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says its Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the Okpoba Okha Local Government Area was threatened during the election in the state on Saturday.

The National Commissioner and Member Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna made this disclosure on Sunday during a press conference.

Haruna added that the threat at the polling unit resulted in a stampede, leaving one of its officials injured.

Meanwhile, the commission also said it is set to commence state-levelled collation of the governorship election in Edo State.

 

INEC also said it had activated the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal to upload the polling unit results in earnest.

The same results have also been collated from all the 192 Wards.

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It said, “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.

“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.”

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