CITIZENS COMPASS– Over 95% of polling unit result sheets of the Saturday’s Gubernatorial election in Edo State has been uploaded on the Result Viewing Portal (IReV) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded.
Accordingly, out of the 4,519 polling units in the State, the electoral umpire has uploaded the result sheets of 4,316 polling units on the portal as of 10:00 p.m on Saturday.
On Saturday, September 21, 2024, the people of Edo State in South-South Nigeria voted to elect a new governor to succeed the incumbent, Godwin Obaseki, whose constitutional eight-year double terms will end on November 12, 2024.
Edo is one of the eight states where governorship elections are held off-season due to litigations and court judgements. Others are Anambra, Bayelsa, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Osun and Ondo.
According to INEC, there are 2,629,025 total number of registered voters and 4,519 polling units in Edo State. Out of this figure, 2,249,780 (85.57%) have Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) and will decide Obaseki’s successor.
—Channels Television
