Edo election: INEC vows to investigate proven infractions

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on Saturday night said it had received two complaints with regard to the ongoing governorship election in Edo state, promising to investigate and deal with them accordingly.

INEC which disclosed this on its X handle said the complaint had 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 stated.

Recall Vanguard had earrlier published a report on how People’s Democratic Party (PDP) demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC’s Presiding Officer in the Edo State Governorship 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 opposition All Progressives Congress APC, involving 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 criminally and 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 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.

Source :Vanguard