Yiaga Africa, a civil society organisation (CSO), says there have been disruptions within the collation of outcomes of the Edo governorship election in some LGAs of the state.
In a post on its official X page on Sunday, the organisation stated there was interference and intimidation in Oredo and Ikpoba-Okha LGAs.
Yiaga stated observers and officers of the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) had been teargassed in sure polling items.
The CSO added that collating LGA outcomes on the state capital violates established procedures.
“Reviews from our LGA collation heart observers point out disruptions within the collation course of for Oredo and Ikpoba/Okha,” the put up reads.
“Observers and INEC officers are being teargassed in Ikpoba/Okha.
“We wish to emphasize that collating LGA outcomes on the state headquarters violates the established process for outcomes collation.
“Electoral legislation permits accredited observers, media, and get together brokers to watch outcomes collation in any respect ranges.
“Failure to handle these points dangers undermining the legitimacy of what has been a peaceable course of since its graduation.”
The CSO requested INEC to withstand intimidation and interference.
VOTE BUYING
On Saturday, Yiaga Africa reported incidents of vote buying and polling unit disruption in the course of the election.
The CSO stated vote shopping for was noticed in a number of LGAs together with Ikpoba-Okha, Igueben, Esan West, Akoko Edo, Owan West, and Uhunmode.
It added that votes had been offered for a paltry N10,000 within the six LGAs.
Forward of the Edo election, Yiaga Africa had alerted that politicians might resort to violence and vote shopping for in the course of the ballot.
Yiaga harped on the necessity to handle vote shopping for via decisive actions, together with the arrest and prosecution of alleged consumers and sellers.
The CSO stated it noticed a “risky political local weather” for the election, including that strong-arm techniques and violence marred the campaigns.
Seventeen candidates are battling for over 2.2 million votes throughout the 18 LGAs of Edo.
On Saturday, the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) arrested some suspects for alleged vote shopping for.
