Go to tribunal, INEC tells aggrieved politicians

The Independent National Electoral
Commission has asked aggrieved
politicians to take their grievances
to the election petition tribunals.
The commission said that though
some pockets of violent incidents
were recorded during Saturday’s
governorship and State Houses of
Assembly elections, it still
maintained that the exercise
recorded a pass mark.
The electoral body stated this in a
statement issued in Abuja on
Sunday.
It said that INEC’s records showed
that there were 66 reports of
violent incidents targeted at
polling units, the commission’s
officials, voters and election
materials.
The elections were held in 29
states, while the state Houses of
Assembly elections were held in 36
states.
No election took place in the
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
It said its general assessment
showed that the elections went
well across the country.
The commission said that
preliminary reports it got showed
that 88.9 per cent of polling units
opened for accreditation between
8am and 10am across the country
and that only 5.2 per cent had yet to
open as of 1 pm.
Also, it claimed that 73 per cent of
the polling units had commenced
voting by 2.30 pm.
The commission said, “The process
of accreditation with Smart Card
Readers was also successful in a
majority of the polling units.
“Initial challenges were recorded
in Edo and Abia states, but the
technical teams deployed to
support the states were able to
resolve the issues in a timely
manner.”
Overall, it said that many parts of
the country remained relatively
peaceful during the elections, but
claimed that some states, however,
recorded a significant number of
violent incidents.
It listed states that were mostly
affected as Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross
River, Ebonyi and Ondo states.
The electoral body said, “INEC’s
records show that there were 66
reports of violent incidents
targeted at polling units, the
commission’s officials, voters and
election materials.
“These were in Rivers State (16
incidents), Ondo (eight), Cross River
and Ebonyi (six each), Akwa Ibom
(five) Bayelsa (four), Lagos and
Kaduna (three each), Jigawa, Enugu,
Ekiti and Osun (two each), Katsina,
Plateau, Kogi, Abia, Imo, Kano and
Ogun (one each).
“The commission is investigating
these incidents and will do
everything within its powers to
bring the culprits to justice.”
INEC commended Nigerians for
once again demonstrating their
resolve and commitment to
participate in the electoral process
and by doing so, contributing to
deepening democracy in our
country.
The commission called on every
citizen to maintain the peace “as
the results of the governorship and
state Houses of Assembly elections
are being processed, and to accept
the official outcomes.
“It would like to emphasize that
winners can only emerge after
collation of the official results and
on the basis of the requirements
prescribed by the legal framework.
“Any aggrieved persons or groups
are encouraged to seek redress at
the tribunals.”
INEC reminded all stakeholders that
the process was not yet completed
and urged restraint in their
comments, as it strived to bring the
process to an orderly, peaceful and
credible conclusion.

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