National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Mr. Festus Okoye, has assured that INEC was committed to following through its processes and procedures for a successful and credible election in Edo.
Okoye stated this on Saturday while reacting to allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that some paid agents were planning to replace the Edo governorship election results in some areas where the it was leading, particularly in Edo North.
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Accordingto Okoye, “The Commission is irrevocably committed to following through its processes and procedures.”
He said further: “As at 18.49p.m. 702 results have been uploaded in the INEC Result Viewing Portal.
“Our Presiding Officers are uploading Form EC8A which is the Polling Unit Result.
“Presiding Officers must complete Form EC 60E (The People’s Result Sheet), and paste at the polling unit.
“We understand the challenges posed by poor network in some of our communities and our Registration Area Technical Assistants are working hard at overcoming the challenges.
“The Commission is focused on completing the process. The Commission is not interested in the outcome but focused on the processes and procedures.”
