2023 Elections: Only INEC Can Declare Results, Mahmood Warns Parties
Written by Olarotimi Oshin on February 27, 2023
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday cautioned political parties against the release of presidential and National Assembly election results, stressing that only the commission is “legally responsible” for the release of election results.
INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu made this known when he formally opened the 2023 presidential election collation centre at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.
Mahmood also said the collation of presidential election results will be done at four levels — first at the 8,889 wards, then at the 774 local government areas, then the state collation officers for the presidential election (SCOPs) at the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory will submit the votes per candidate to the national collation centre in Abuja.
The electoral chief said the collation centre will be open all day and all night with short breaks.
