Yiaga Africa: Edo Guber Election Results Manipulated

Yiaga Africa, a civil society organisation (CSO), says the Edo governorship election conducted on September 21 failed the integrity test.

In a statement signed by Samson Itodo, Yiaga’s executive director; and Aisha Abdullahi, chairperson of the 2024 Edo election mission; the organisation said the election collation process was marred by inconsistencies, which suggests a manipulation of the vote.

“Based on reports from 287 of 300 (96%) sampled polling units, Yiaga Africa’s statistical analysis shows inconsistencies in the official results announced by INEC,” the statement reads.

“For instance, the official results announced by INEC for APC in Oredo and Egor LGAs fall outside the PRVT estimate.

“In Esan West LGA, the official results for PDP fall outside the PRVT estimates. Also, in Oredo LGA, the official results as announced for LP fall outside the PRVT estimates.