YIAGA AFRICA calls INEC to Take Action on Denial of Access to Results Collation Centres

The Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement, YIAGA AFRICA has called  on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to as a matter of urgency ensure that access is granted to observer groups to observe the results collation process at the LGA and state levels.

YIAGA noted that lack of transparency in the results collation process undermines the integrity of the elections and then call on security agencies especially the military to refrain from interfering with the results collation process.

YIAGA AFRICA reiterated its earlier position that military interference with the electoral process is a fundamental breach of the Constitution of Nigeria and a threat to our electoral democracy.

The group condemned plots by the military and party agents to compromise the results collation process.

YIAGA AFRICA watched the votes and revealed that some data centre like WTV observers and other observer groups were denied access to observe the result collation process in Local Government collation centres in places like Akwa Ibom, Rivers