According to a statement issued by Akpabio, he noted that he was handed the results sheet by the Edo State APC Chairman, Jeret Tenebe, and is set to present it to President Tinubu.
Following the controversial declaration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the just concluded Edo State governorship election, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced that he will personally present the results of the Edo Governorship Election to President Bola Tinubu.
It will be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the APC candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, as winner of the just concluded election.
According to a statement issued by Akpabio, he noted that he was handed the results sheet by the Edo State APC Chairman, Jeret Tenebe, and is set to present it to President Tinubu.
“I was presented with a copy of the results sheet by the Edo State chairman, Jeret Tenebe, shortly before my departure to Abuja. This will be transmitted to our party leader and President, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR,” Akpabio stated.
SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room and its accredited member organisations raised concerns about widespread over-voting in the just concluded 2024 Edo State Governorship Election.
According to the Situation Room, over-voting was reported in more than 370 polling units across all 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.
In a statement signed on Monday by Yunusa Z. Ya'u, Convener Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room the coalition which includes groups like the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa), Yiaga Africa, Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), and TAF Africa, shared findings from various observation hubs deployed during the election held on September 21st, 2024.
"Over-voting was reported from more than 370 polling units across the 18 LGAs of the State by our various observers," the Situation Room noted.
The coalition had also criticised the collation process, pointing to irregularities that compromised transparency and integrity.
"Our observation of the collation process shows that it was not transparent nor open to representatives of the various candidates in some cases," the statement read, adding that the process violated provisions of the Electoral Act and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) guidelines.