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Obaseki Storms INEC Amid Delay In Collation Of Edo Election Results

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In a dramatic turn of events, the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, visited the head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the early hours of Sunday, prompting protests from supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Accompanied by his security aides, the governor walked into the office of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for a meeting that lasted for over an hour.

The INEC head office in Benin, Edo capital, is the main collation centre for the ongoing governorship election.

While the governor was in the REC’s office, some supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) protested to the INEC office, saying it was improper for Obaseki to be meeting with INEC officials during the election.

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Obaseki left INEC office around 4:45am, though his security personnel prevented journalists from speaking with him.

Although INEC is yet to commence collation of the results, the commission has made significant progress uploading them on its portal.

As of the time of filing this report, the result sheets of 4259 polling units had been uploaded on IReV. A total of 4519 polling units is expected to be uploaded.

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