PREMIUM TIMES’mlive report of the elections by bringing you the official results as announced by INEC from its secretariat in Benin.
The result is expected to be a two-horse race between the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Godwin Obaseki, and Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Results:
8.39: Obaseki’s running mate creates scene at INEC, protests cancellation of results in some unitsPhillip Shaibu, the running mate of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Godwin Obaseki, is now at the INEC office to protest the cancellation of results of some units in his ward in Jettu, Etsakor West Local Government Area.
The deputy governorship candidate who arrived the INEC office at about 8 a.m. was barred from entering into the office with the collation officer for Etsakor West.
He was told he could not enter nor be anywhere around the vicinity of INEC office. Only his agent could have access, he was told.
But Mr. Shaibu insisted he had a complaint to make against the collation officer whom he said had no right to cancel the units.
He, however, managed to pull through into the hall.
We were not able to ascertain whether he was attended to as online reporters were not allowed into the collation room.
9.26: Three polling units cancelled.
450 votes cancelled due to snatched boxes and destruction of electoral material.
9.27: LGA: Owan West
Number of registered voters: 54,406
Number of accredited voters: 24,487
APC: 12,862
PDP: 10,132
Total votes cast: 23,290
Rejected votes: 1,002
9.27: LGA: Egor
Number of registered voters: 184,296
APC: 26,177
PDP: 19,514
Total valid votes cast: 46,728
Rejected votes: 2,811
One polling unit cancelled because of failure to use the card reader.
9.35: LGA: Esan North East
Number of registered voters: 74,293
Number of accredited voters: 27,121
APC: 9,130
Total valid votes: 25,747
Rejected votes: 1,197
Three cancellations due to number of votes cast exceeding number of accredited voters.
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