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EdoDecides2024: YIAGA releases list of LGAs with altered results, demands INEC officials’ prosecution
“The disparities between the official results released by INEC and YIAGA Africa’s PRVT estimates indicate manipulation of results during the collation process.”
byBakare Majeed September 23, 2024 Reading Time: 3 mins read
YIAGA Africa, a civil society organisation, has said the results of the three local government areas in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State were altered at the collation stage.

In the post-election report released on Monday in Benin City, the state capital, YIAGA said the results announced by INEC for Oredo, Egor, and Esan West Local Government Areas were inconsistent when subjected to analysis, indicating that they were altered at the collation level.

The report, signed by Aisha Abdullahi, the election team lead, and the Executive Director of YIAGA, Samson Itodo, declared that the election failed integrity tests and standards.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that INEC declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the governorship election, defeating 16 other candidates.

Mr Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes to defeat his closest rival, Asue Ighodalo, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 247,274.

The Labour Party (LP) candidate, Olumide Akpata, came a distant third with 22,763 votes.

The outcome of the election is being challenged by the PDP, which claimed there was manipulation at the collation level.

Reports of violence at the collation centres in Oredo and Ikpoba/Okha local government areas forced INEC to move the collation of results for the two LGAs to its headquarters in the state capital. This delayed the announcement of the final result for over four hours.

Methodology
YIAGA stated that it deployed the Process and Results Verification for Transparency (PRVT) methodology to observe the election. This system involved 300 stationary and 25 roving observers, covering a representative sample of polling units across all 18 LGAs.

To test the results announced by INEC, YIAGA used the results it collected from sampled polling units and compared them with the official results declared by INEC.

“YIAGA Africa’s estimates are based on official results announced at the polling units from a representative random sample of polling units.

“Based on reports received from the sampled polling units, YIAGA Africa can project the expected vote shares for each party within a narrow margin,” the report reads in part.

The outcome of the analysis
For Oredo Local Government Area, which APC won by polling 30,780 votes against PDP’s 24,938 and the Labour Party’s 5,389 votes, YIAGA stated that the official figure announced for the APC candidate falls outside its estimate.

Similarly, the report noted that the figure declared for the Labour Party candidate, Olumide Akpata, in the local government is outside its estimated margin.

For Egor Local Government Area, YIAGA said the 16,760 votes declared for the APC were inconsistent with its statistical data.

Similarly, the Esan West local government figures were also flagged, particularly the 11,004 votes declared for the PDP in the local government.

“For instance, the official results announced by INEC for APC in Oredo and Egor LGAs fall outside the PRVT estimate. In Esan West LGA, the official results for the PDP fall outside the PRVT estimates. Also, in Oredo LGA, the official results announced for the LP fall outside the PRVT estimates,” YIAGA stated.

The organisation said the alterations were likely made at the collation level.

“These inconsistencies with YIAGA Africa’s PRVT estimates indicate that the results were altered at the collation level.

“The disparities between the official results released by INEC and YIAGA Africa’s PRVT estimates indicate manipulation of results during the collation process,” it stated.

What INEC should do
YIAGA called on INEC to “urgently clarify the inconsistencies in some of the results, especially election results from Oredo, Egor, Esan West, and other LGAs.”

To address the issue and prevent future occurrences, YIAGA called for the review of the IREV portal and the amendment of the Electoral Act to strengthen the electronic transmission of results.

“It is imperative to integrate the IReV and electronic transmission of results into the electoral legal framework to confer legality on polling unit-level results uploaded on the portal.

“To this end, the National Assembly should expeditiously amend the Electoral Act to make electronic transmission of results mandatory,” YIAGA stated.

The organisation called for the immediate investigation and prosecution of polling officials and collation officers involved in manipulating results and violating the guidelines on result collation.

BVAS and other positive aspects of the election
According to YIAGA, the entire election was not entirely negative, citing the optimal performance of the BVAS machines as a positive aspect.

The organisation stated that, apart from some isolated cases, the BVAS machines functioned optimally, and electoral officers also promptly uploaded results to the IREV portal.

“Despite some isolated incidents of inadequate election materials, the BVAS machines functioned optimally, and all voters in the queue by 2:30 pm were allowed to vote, despite the late opening of polls.


“The polling officials uploaded polling unit results on the IReV in a timely manner, making it possible for citizens to access polling unit-level results,” the report stated.

Security
YIAGA praised the professionalism of security agencies during the election. However, security agencies received a low score for their conduct during the collation process.

“While there were isolated incidents of intimidation, the security forces largely acted professionally, ensuring a peaceful and secure environment on election day.

“However, reports of interference during the results collation process, including the denial of access to accredited observers and party agents at collation centres, cast doubt on the neutrality of some security personnel,” YIAGA noted.

They have always maintained no politics on space.
This is good

madridguy:
We know how the 2006 war ended, even though some people are trying to twist the whole issue.

Israel is violating the rules of war. You are yet to finish the battle in Gaza you jump into Lebanon just to gather sympathies while killing children and women.

I was on my own , you come into ny house and messed up my garden. I retaliate and I am called the enemy? Something is wrong

Foolish unkempt fool forming bandit.
I hope he's spending all the bandit money in palatial palace and not the bush. while waiting for the Army to get him one day.
While i think most of these bandits are sponsored by individuals in our society

bluepreek:
This is the kind of news that gives our blodas from the region of the rising sun steady orgasms

the division and disorder you crave in your statement for Nigeria , will start with everything you own and hold dear.
This is settled.

While people are praying that Rwanda and others doesn't happen in Nigeria , here you are making sure it does in your statement
You must be young and believe in whatever makes you confident but remember this was said today!

He is correct!!

People love him and are not suffering

SuperEagles:
Guess you are too young naive n foolish to hqve learnt anything about SAP. THE The real hunger never cease from then on.

Anything for your 30K
Shame

tabaralph:
Do you really think either PDP Or LP would have done better? ,all the politicians are the same, are the LP and PDP controlling state doing better?…

But we need to let them know people belongs to the people and that they owe us good governance!!!
They must be held accountable for terrible acts while in office

Peacecore:
It has been happening. The last time I went to my LG to vote during LG election I saw that my name has been ticked among those that have voted I had to go back home. Whether people voted or not, they already have the results ready. You should also know that local elections are different from presidential election that's why Obi won all the states in SE but can't win his state in d next Anambra election

Alot happens at the local level.

anonimi:
Starvation and hunger are potent in making people do things, [b]especially when the middle class and elites don’t participate massively in the political and governance processes.[/b]

This is very true!!
I need to participate more at the local level.

SuperEagles:
E go shock your papa. Sebi na Tinubu cause all Nigeria problem from 1999.

And when did the real cry of hunger start in Nigeria and those that felt they could do the right thing are the ones in power and doing a shoddy job.
They lead you to protest the first time subsidy was taken off and made you spend up your sovereign fund which was saving for a rainy day and now they are in power messing things up for you and paying hand me downs to come and insult people online

Afamed:
😀🤣🤣🤣

Stop crying. Politics is local

You mean manipulation is local ?

Charbliss90:
You that needs assistant

The 30k CREW have my time today - naaaa

NewHe:
There's no hunger at all, we are just coping with inflation!

The distinction between hunger and inflation is moot when your current income can no longer cover basic necessities like food and clothing. The harsh reality is that economic struggles have rendered earnings obsolete.

Peacecore:
Are you sure you're not a robot. When has LG election reflected the will of the ppl even in ur darling pdp states

While i ignore your bot and party claim
I agree LG elections has never reflected the whim of the people but it shouldn't be this bad that a party will take everything!

I cannot believe People are voting APC!!!

This is Goodnews

The Gospel's message of hope and salvation must be proclaimed to all nations, reaching every corner of the world.

TinubuBarawo:
same thing PDP did in enugu.
normally local government election na mere coronation.
this country has no business with democracy

Actually this is true

Something is wrong somewhere
It could be a lie that people are suffering and there's hunger in the Land.
I should stop assisting anyone

EreluRoz:
Mtcheww Remi is the most wicked first lady Nigeria ever had. I remembered how Patience was always concerned about the welfare of Nigerians and stepping on toes to make sure things were properly done. Very slow and dumb first lady with no meaningful impact.

Na wa for this life
You remember Patience but you guys yabbed respect off that family

FreeStuffsNG:
Hezbollah and Isreal war has not started yet Be careful what you wish for.

There's a reason PM Netanyahu has not accepted responsibility for this scale of Isreali terrorist attack on Hezbollah/Lebanon unlike Isreal attacks on Yemen, Syria and Lebanon. Hezbollah is not Hamas o.

US has denied involvement and that's bad for Netanyahu and Israel.

Your imagination is vivid and creative. However, you're showing empathy towards a group that refuses to acknowledge defeat, potentially in support of extremist or harmful ideologies

Yeye CNN failed to mention the dude is a Democrat but they screamed out the party of the first shooter.

Crooked network

madridguy:
You don't know what to say yet, maybe you need to grow old and study international politics a little. Your comment is like what your bible study teacher told you.

Should've stuck to your cartoon , kid!

madridguy:
Retaliate by killing children? Have some shame bro.

When your cowards shoot at the Israelis from schools and hospitals or playgrounds waiting for you to come and cry shooting at children at the end of the day.

Puppet

jaxxy:
The instruction by government was sell to Dangote not swap. NNPCL is looking for how to create secrecy and confusion They are not supposed to be sole off takers in a deregulated market system.

I agree

The harsh reality is that honesty is a foreign concept to the current Government. Their actions are shrouded in deceit, and the truth is deliberately obscured. We have a functioning refinery , and the fact that marketing the product has become a challenge is a clear indication of their dishonesty.

What a travesty that this is the state of affairs in Nigeria! What a shame that the APC party, which promised so much, has delivered so little. Their lack of transparency and accountability is a betrayal of the trust placed in them by the people. It's time to call out their failures and demand better. Enough is enough!

E reach to remove all tags right now
They all come with unnecessary bills

They will never listen!!!!
Girls!!!! They never listen
Fine boy , good for pictures , tall , dresses well and they are lost in everything.

This is a welcome development
A beautiful state have been torn to pieces

Treasure220:
please guys please don't just scroll pass. please I beg you in the name of almighty GOD pls someone should please help me, my little sister and I we are starving. Please help us the last time we ate a good food was from our neighbor on Tuesday early this week. Since then we have surviving on drinking garri since on Wednesday and the garri we use to have hope has finished. the little money I have I used it to pay for house rent so that we can at least have roof over our head. am pleading for help please, not for my sake but for kid sis please am a primary school teacher, our mom is late and my dad has retired. No matter how little it will go a long way to help us. May GOD in heaven come to your aid as you have come to ours. Amen

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Opay M.A

Liar!!

The same way they all resigned during the election including members of the state house of assembly

Christlike01:

....the business deal went awry when Talabi allegedly lost N650m during the business deal.


That's the problem!

Incase he or she didn't see it ba