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Why Osun Election Was Declared Inconclusive - Official by ProfCyber(m): 8:48pm On Sep 23, 2018
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, September 23, declared the Osun gubernatorial election as inconclusive.
The returning officer


The returning officer for INEC, Adeola Fuwap, said that the election was declared inconclusive because while the difference between the two leading parties is 353, the number of cancelled votes is higher than the margin between the top candidates.
According to Fuwap, a candidate will not be returned if the leading margin is less than the canceled vote.

He said the Osun gubernatorial election had a total of 3,498 eligible voters where elections were canceled.
He also said there is currently no winner in the state as a supplementary election will be held at a later announced date to determine a winner.
Meanwhile, They previously reported that the All progressives Congress garnered 254, 345 while the Peoples Democratic Party got a total of 254, 698; SDP, 138,048; ADC, 7681 and ADP, 4972.
According to the returning officer, some irregularities were recorded in the election.

He said: We had issues in some polling units. Unit 001 had a problem of ballot box snatching and 393 votes were cancelled.
At unit 004, there was snatching of ballot and 387 votes were cancelled.
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