The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, 8 November uploaded 56.47 per cent of the results from the Anambra State governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV), just as collation and announcement continue.
The INEC website at 4:40 pm on Saturday confirmed the update.
Out of the 5,718 polling units where the election was conducted, results from over 3,200 polling units have been uploaded to the portal.
Meanwhile, an Election Observer from the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room, Ms Dimma Nwobi, has raised concerns over vote buying and security lapses at some polling units in Nnewi South.
Nwobi described as disturbing practice where party operatives were collecting voters’ cards, with INEC officials providing forms to vote which were then handed back to party agents to deposit in the ballot boxes.
“They are actually buying votes, negotiating. It is sad,” Nwobi said, just as she also reportrf hat a party agent visibly upset about the situation was shouting at an INEC official.
On security, Nwobi pointed out that only one policeman was assigned to four polling units at a local school, which she deemed insufficient.
“I have escalated the matter to our Situation Room so that more policemen can be deployed to the school,” she added.
