Ondo Elections: Hopefully all results will be in on Sunday- INEC
By Modupe Shodeinde
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it hopes all governorship elections result would be in by Sunday afternoon.
INEC Senior National Commissioner, Prof Anthonia Simbine, said this during a television programme in Akure on Saturday Evening.
When asked when a winner would be announced, the official said she had no definite answer for now. She pointed out that results from some areas would come in late since the state is vast and some results would have to travel over seas.
However, Simbine stated that about 70 per cent of the results from all polling units in the state have been uploaded on INEC results viewing portal.
In response to the enquiry of the annoucement of a winner, the INEC Official said, “I don’t think we can say for definite now. We all know that Ondo State is quite large with varying types of terrains including going over the seas. All the results have to come in before we can really say.
“Right now, polling units’ results have been uploaded. We have about 70 per cent of those units’ results uploaded on the INEC results viewing portal.
“But nothing can happen. These have to pass through the RA collation as well as local government collation centres.
“We are aware particularly in the case of Ilaje that they have not concluded their RA collation and they will be doing that at Igbokoda hopefully tonight.
“It is doubtful that they will be able to come at all. But hopefully, probably, by mid-day tomorrow (Sunday), everything should be in, plus or minus.”
