The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that it received two complaints regarding Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, promising to investigate and address them accordingly.
INEC disclosed this on its X handle saying that the complaints have to do with wrong figures entered into polling unit results sheets.
“The Commission’s attention has been drawn to an allegation of wrong figures entered into polling unit result sheets in the ongoing Edo State governorship election.
“This is the second complaint we have received out of the 4,519 polling units used for the election.
“The Commission will immediately investigate the matter and deal with any proven infraction,” INEC said.
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) had demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of INEC’s Presiding Officer in the Edo State gvernorship election, Obozuwa Josephine, for allegedly allocating non-existent votes to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
PDP also demanded the arrest and prosecution of members of the APC involved in the alleged electoral heist.
The party said: “The election result sheet for Osholo Primary School Polling Unit, Weppa in Etsako East Local Government Area shows that whereas 213 voters were accredited, Obozuwa Josephine fraudulently allocated 352 votes to the APC; 52 to the PDP; and one to the LP, giving a total of 406 as votes cast.
“It is highly provocative that the INEC’s PO Obozuwa Josephine could be so compromised by the APC to audaciously and feloniously allocate unearned 352 votes to the APC above the 213 voters officially accredited in that Polling Unit,” the ruling party fumed.
