The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered the resumption of collation of governorship election results in Abia and Enugu states, which had previously been suspended.
Barrister Festus Okoye, National Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, stated in a statement that the commission has completed its review of the exercise in the two states.
The commission halted the collation of results in Abia state due to what it described as a “invasion” of its collation center in the state’s Obingwa local government area.
The statement from the commission reads: “It will be recalled that the Commission met on Monday 20th March 2023 and reviewed the conduct of the Governorship and State Assembly elections held nationwide on Saturday 18th March 2023.
“Arising from the meeting, the Commission took the decision to suspend further collation of the Governorship election results in some parts of Abia and Enugu States in order to carry out a review of the collation processes in both States.
“The Commission has concluded the review. Consequently, the collation of results for the Governorship election in both Abia and Enugu States will continue today 22nd March 2023.
“The Commission appreciates the patience and understanding of the people of both states as we conclude the collation processes”.
