INEC warns against publishing election results on social media

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned against the upload of the Edo State governorship election results on social media.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Anugbum Onuoha, who spoke on Channels Television on Saturday night, said the commission has not received election results from any of the 18 local government areas in the state.

He added that the results are still at the ward level and would travel to the local government level before reaching the state collation centre.

Onuoha said: “I cannot categorically tell you when we will announce the results in the state. As they come, we will announce.

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“For now, no results yet from any of the local governments.

“I want to correct one thing: those who are publishing results, it is not their duty to announce results.

“INEC has not announced results. I am not even the returning officer for the state. The returning officer will announce the results. But I am surprised with what I see on social media. That is not the correct position of the commission.

“Nobody has the capacity to do that. The law is clear on who can announce the results. So, they should desist.”

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