Edo Poll: ‘We Don’t Want to Hear Inconclusive’, Wike Warns INEC

Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), not to declare Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Edo state inconclusive.

Speaking on Saturday, Wike who is the Chairman of the PDP National Campaign Council for Edo Governorship Election, said INEC and Security agents must ensure miscreants do not disrupt the collation process.

“We have results from about 2,000 polling units from the various wards and from the intelligence we have gathered, I do believe that INEC will keep to that promise of being transparent.

“But we are getting a bit worried that INEC said they have 700 unit results which is not correct and that calls for concern. We don’t believe that INEC has only 700. It is more than 2,000 that we have.

“Again, as we speak, they ought to have moved to the ward collation centres before they move to the local government collation centres. But we cannot find the security personnel around the ward collation centres and that gives us concern.

“Why is it that the security personnel are not at the ward collation centres? So, I urge the Inspector-General of Police to move his men to the ward collation centres.

“They must not allow miscreants to disrupt the electoral process. I believe that the commission will continue with what they have done.

“Like we have said, we don’t want this election to be inconclusive. This is the critical stage where you may see disruptions and then it will be declared inconclusive. INEC should fulfil its promise that this election will be transparent. We don’t want to hear inconclusive” Wike said.