The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reported that its Resident Electoral Commissioner in Okpoba Okha Local Government Area, Edo State, faced threats during Saturday’s election, leading to chaos at a polling unit.

Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, INEC’s National Commissioner, Mohammed Haruna, revealed that the incident caused a stampede, resulting in one official being injured.

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“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,” Haruna said.

Despite the disruption, INEC announced that the collation of governorship election results at the state level would proceed as planned.

The commission also confirmed that it has activated its INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal to begin uploading polling unit results. All 192 wards in the state have submitted their results for collation.

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.

It said, “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.”

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has made significant progress in uploading the results of the Edo State governorship election to its INEC Result Viewing (IREV) platform.

As of today, over 4,173 out of the 4,519 polling units across the state have successfully uploaded their results, which accounts for 92.34% of the total. This initiative allows voters, party agents, and the general public to monitor election outcomes in real time, promoting transparency in the electoral process.

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The INEC IREV platform was introduced to enhance the credibility of elections and improve public trust by making results available online for verification.

In Edo State, this system is being closely watched due to the high stakes of the governorship race, which has been marked by strong competition between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

Despite this impressive milestone, some results are still pending due to challenges in remote areas, technical issues, and disruptions at some polling units.

INEC has assured the public that efforts are underway to ensure that all polling unit results are uploaded as soon as possible, urging patience and confidence in the process.

Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, widely known as Davido, has labeled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the most dangerous institution in Nigeria.

He made this claim in a series of posts on his X account on Saturday during the ongoing gubernatorial election in Edo State.

“The most dangerous institution in Nigeria @inecnigeria,” he wrote.

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The Afrobeat singer urged Edo residents to be ready to follow their votes and the result from the polling units up until the state collation centre.

According to him, INEC will not transmit results electronically even after making promises.

“We already know that @inecnigeria will not transmit results electronically so everyone should be ready to follow the vote/result from the polling unit up until the state collation centre.

“Winning is one thing. Being declared a winner is another thing! …. From 7pm make una go Dey mount collation center !! #EdoDecide2024.”