Results of the Kogi State governorship election held on Saturday, November 16 will be announced today.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had earlier postponed the announcement of the result late Sunday, November 17.
The Returning Officer for the election, Professor Ibrahim Umar who is the Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna state, told party agents and other political stakeholders at INEC headquarters, venue of the announcement in Lokoja, the state capital, that the collation will continue at 9 am on Monday, November 18. Legit.ng reports that at the time of the suspension of the collation on Sunday, only five local governments were yet to be announced. Results from a total of 16 LGs had already been declared.
Meanwhile, reports of alleged vote-buying and high level of violence are said to have trailed the Kogi state election with civil society such as the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room calling for the total cancellation of the exercise.
In a statement, the Situation Room, stated that the Kogi election represents a major dent to Nigeria’s democracy.
The Situation Room is a coalition of prominent civic groups and one of the accredited observers for the election.
Also, Dino Melaye, a former federal lawmaker, also rejected the results of the Kogi West Senatorial District rerun polls released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, November 17.
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