The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun state has begun collating results from the governorship election held in the state’s 20 local government areas on Saturday.
Niyi Ijalaye, the State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC, has declared the collation centre open.
Ijalaye stated that due to the unavailability of all results, collation and declaration of results could not begin yesterday (Saturday).
He announced Prof. Kayode Adebowale, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UI) as the State Returning Officer.
Ijalaye said, “The elections that held yesterday, you will recall we could commence collation because the Returning Officers could not complete their collations of results as at 11 last night.”
Declaring the centre opened, Adebowale said, “We are gathered here to collate and declare all the results that were brought in from all the 20 local government areas of the state.”