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INEC Declares 2023 Presidential Election Results Official and Authentic
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed the authenticity and official status of the results from the 2023 presidential election.
This declaration comes in response to claims by the Centre for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ), which alleged discrepancies between the results published on INEC’s website and those reported by returning officers at the National Collation Centre.
CCIJ’s letter, dated August 7 and addressed to INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, referenced reports of 1,578 polling units (PUs) where voting was cancelled due to irregularities.
The letter, based on the Freedom of Information Law, noted that while reasons such as overvoting and violence were cited, no specific figures were provided. CCIJ highlighted that the total number of registered voters was approximately 1,205,000.
In response, INEC’s spokesman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, dismissed these claims, stating that the Commission does not announce election results via YouTube and maintained that there are no discrepancies in the reported figures.
Oyekanmi assured that the number of polling units and registered voters remains consistent with the official results announced by INEC.
He explained that results can be cancelled for reasons such as violence, overvoting, or failure to use the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), as outlined in the Electoral Act of 2023 and the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections (2022). He invited the public to review the comprehensive details on INEC’s official website, www.inecnigeria.org.
Oyekanmi emphasized that the results of the 2023 presidential election, as presented by the State Returning Officers and the Returning Officer for the Federal Capital Territory at the National Collation Centre in Abuja, are both official and accurate.
He also disputed CCIJ’s figures from Imo State, asserting that they do not align with the publicly reported results from the Imo State Returning Officer.
A viral clip has made its way online showing a police officer in Delta State shooting a suspect who had already been restrained.
It can be noted that the suspect was pleading, claiming he had been framed and deceived, and said he would lead them to the right place.
However, while he was pleading, the police officer shot him. The officer later stated that the suspect was armed with a gun.
It was later revealed that the police officer has been arrested, as it is against the law to shoot a restrained suspect.
It was reported by the Kogi State Government that 24 children were abducted from an orphanage home. It was shared that this happened on the 26th of April, Sunday, and gunmen were seen in the area that day.
The information was shared by the Commissioner of Information, Kingsley Fanwo, who shared this sad news and described it as unfortunate.
“We condemn in strong terms the abduction of innocent children from an orphanage, the government is working closely with security operatives to ensure their safe return,”
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She stated that Ghana is not the same as Nigeria and shared that if such issues happen to Ghanaians in South Africa, they will speak up and not keep quiet. She added that they will react.
“Ghana is not like Nigeria and we won’t hesitate to return the stupid favour.”
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