Edo guber poll: INEC uploads 90.33% results on IReV
This means only results from 437 PUs are yet to be uploaded on IReV
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it has successfully uploaded 90.33 per cent of the results from the Edo governorship election to its Results Viewing Portal, IReV, as of the time of filing of this report.
Accordingly, results from 4,082 out of the 4,519 polling units where elections were held in the state have been successfully transmitted on the portal.
This means only results from 437 PUs are yet to be uploaded on IReV.
Earlier, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Edo, Anugbum Onuoha, reassured the public during an interview on Arise Television that electronic transmission of results would proceed smoothly, barring any network disruptions.
“We have trained the operators for the BVAS. They are set. BVAS is to accredit the voters and to know the total number of voters that will vote at that level and that polling unit.
“After that, the voters will start voting. At the end of the day, they will count the results, and it will be uploaded to our IReV,” he assured.
The All Progressives Congress’ Monday Okpebholo, Peoples Democratic Party’s Asue Ighodalo, Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party and candidates from other political parties, on Saturday, compete for votes from 2.2 million voters with permanent vote cards across the 18 local government areas in the Edo State. …Continue Reading