After the governorship election held in Edo State yesterday amid tension, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded 98.58 percent of the results to its Result Viewing Portal.
D’GalleryTV gathered that results from 4455 out of the 4,519 polling units where elections were held had been successfully uploaded on the portal as of 08:40 am on Sunday.
The INEC said there were 2,629,025 registered voters and 4,519 polling units in the state. Out of the figure, 2,249,780 (85.57%) have Permanent Voters’ Cards.
The candidates contending for the position are Senator Monday Okpebholo of the APC, Asue Ighodalo of the PDP and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party, are the contenders.
The winner will succeed Governor Godwin Obaseki, who will vacate Osadebe House on November 11 after completing two terms in office.
Meanwhile, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Edo State, Anugbum Onuoha, who reassured the public during an interview on Arise Television that electronic transmission of results would proceed smoothly, barring any network disruptions, added: “We have trained the operators for the BVAS. They are set. BVAS is to accredit the voters and to know the total number of voters that will vote at that level and that polling unit.
“After that, the voters will start voting. At the end of the day, they will count the results, and it will be uploaded to our IReV,” Onuoha assured.
