We Will Upload Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi Election Results On IReC-Prof Yakubu

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that results from Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi governorship elections will be uploaded on its Result Viewing Portal, IReV.

Yakubu made the statement while addressing newsmen at Ward 009, LEA School, Ganaja Village, Ajaokuta council area of Kogi State.

Yakubu, who was in the area to monitor the mock accreditation exercise ahead of the November 11 governorship election, added that the commission would follow the laws for accreditation and results collation during the state’s elections.

“The method is as provided by law, electronic accreditation, electronic upload of results on the IREV portal and that is why we are doing this mock.

Prof Yakubu urged Nigerians to disregard the reported statement of the Bayelsa state Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, who earlier said the state governorship election will be collated manually. 

“So, please disregards reports about what the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) was said to have said in Bayelsa.

“That’s going to be the procedure and it’s for that reason that I will advise you also for those who are registered on the IREV portal.

“That in the next two hours or so, go to the IREV portal and you will see the result of the mock accreditation from all three states.

“We are uploading, as we have done in previous elections,” Yakubu said.

Prof Yakubu also assured that the commission was already collaborating with security agencies to ensure seamless security cover during the election in the three states. 

“Next week Friday there is going to be a high-level meeting in Abuja co-chair by myself and the National Security Adviser in which all the security chiefs will be present, no representation to discuss the issue of security.

“For the three states elections, we are on top of the situation in terms of security arrangement and security deployment,” he said.