2019 Presidential poll: INEC adjourns collations, announcement of results to Monday

Oredola Adeola |
The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) has postponed the collation and announcement of Presidential election that held on Saturday February 23, till 11 am on Monday February 25. Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Commission made this disclosure during the formal opening of the collation centre for the Presidential election at the International Conference Centre Abuja on Sunday.

Recall that as at Sunday evening in 2015, the results had started coming from INEC.

In his first official address to the party officials, journalists, local and international observers at the collation centre, Professor Yakubu announced the rules guiding the conduct of elections especially in the case of announcement of the results. He however adjourned the proceeding to the next day( Monday)

The INEC Chairman said, “ At the moment no State Collation Officer is around. Some of them are expected tonight. Accordingly, proceedings are hereby adjourned. We will reconvene by 11am tomorrow Monday for the collation of results”, he declared.

INEC had earlier said in Ekiti, the process had since been concluded and the State Collation Officer was being expected in Abuja but as at 7pm, he was yet to arrive. Some of the officers would come by road while others would come by air depending on their proximity to Abuja.

“Meanwhile, collation of results from yesterday’s elections continue nationwide. Almost all the states have concluded RA Collation and are now collating results at the LGA level. Some have commenced state level collation.

"We expect the state collation officers for the Presidential elections to start arriving at the National Collation Centre later today and early morning tomorrow. Accordingly, the National Collation Centre will be officially declared open today at 6pm.

“ Collation will commence as soon as the results arrive from the states. I wish to state that Ekiti state has already concluded the process. The state collation officer for the Presidential election is, as we speak, on his way to Abuja with the result of the Presidential election for Ekiti”, Yakubu had said

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