EdoDecides2024: INEC Uploads 98.58% of Election Results on IReV Portal

Benin City, Nigeria – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has successfully uploaded 98.58 percent of the results from the Edo State governorship election on its Result Viewing Portal (IReV).

As of 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, results from 4,455 out of 4,519 polling units in the state had been posted to the portal. Edo State has a total of 2,629,025 registered voters and 4,519 polling units. INEC reports that 2,249,780, representing 85.57 percent of registered voters, possess Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) ahead of the election.

Candidates from various political parties are vying for the position of governor, including Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP).

The elected governor will replace the incumbent, Godwin Obaseki, who will complete his second term on November 11, 2024.

Edo INEC REC assures hitch-free transmission of results

During an interview with Arise Television, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Edo State, Anugbum Onuoha, assured the public that the electronic transmission of results would proceed without issue, barring any network challenges.

“We have trained the operators for the BVAS. They are set. BVAS is to accredit the voters and to know the total number of voters that will vote at that level and that polling unit. After that, the voters will start voting. At the end of the day, they will count the results, and it will be uploaded to our IReV,” Onuoha explained.

The Edo State governorship election is closely watched as the state prepares to usher in a new leader at Osadebe House.