The All Progressives Congress in Nigeria (APC) has criticized Yiaga Africa, a civil society organization, for allegedly “second-guessing” the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the Edo state gubernatorial election result.
In a statement, APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka, accused Yiaga Africa of overreaching its election observer mission and constituting itself into a “parallel agency” for declaring election results.
Yiaga Africa had reported “widespread manipulation of results” and discrepancies between its estimates and INEC’s official figures.
Key Findings
- Yiaga Africa deployed 300 stationary and 25 roving observers across Edo’s 18 LGAs.
- Organization reported lapses, including results manipulation and disruptions during ward and local government collation.
- Discrepancies found in official results for APC in Oredo and Egor LGAs, PDP in Esan West LGA, and LP in Oredo LGA.
APC Response
“The election’s outcome is an unequivocal rejection of the Obaseki administration’s bad governance and endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s visionary policies,” Morka stated.
Yiaga Africa’s Stand
“We condemn the actions of some biased INEC officials who altered figures during collation, including the actions of some security officials who interfered with the collation process,” Yiaga Africa said.
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