BREAKING: Obaseki storms INEC office in Edo amid delay in collation of governorship election result

Benin City, Edo state - Edo state governor Godwin Obaseki made a surprise visit to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) head office in the early hours of Sunday, September 22, following the delay in the collation of the governorship election results.

Accompanied by security aides, Obaseki met with the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for over an hour.

The meeting took place behind closed doors at the INEC office, which serves as the main collation centre for the ongoing governorship election, according to Daily Trust.

Edo election update: APC supporters protest Obaseki's visit

Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) protested outside the INEC office, criticising Obaseki's meeting with electoral officials during the election.

The protest leader was later invited to join the meeting.

Governor Departs, Journalists Barred

Obaseki reportedly left the INEC office around 4.45 am, but his security personnel prevented journalists from questioning him.

Edo election results update

INEC has yet to begin collating results, but significant progress has been made in uploading them on its portal.

As of filing this report, result sheets from 4,259 polling units out of 4,519 had been uploaded on the IReV portal.

For the latest updates on the Edo governorship election polling unit results, check here.

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Source: Legit.ng