The result sheets for the Ilaje Local Government for
both the House of Representatives and Senatorial
elections were snatched by some hoodlums on
Sunday evening.
Reports said workers of the Independent National
Electoral Commission, who were on their way from
the local government to submit the results at the
collation centre at Okitipupa were also attacked by
the hoodlums who made away with the result
sheets.
The Returning Officer for the Ondo South Senatorial
District election, Prof. Yomi Alfred, confirmed the
incident to our correspondent, describing it as a
huge setback.
He said, "We were expecting the result to arrive
with high expectation but got information that the
prepared document they were bringing to us was
snatched by some hoodlums. We are downcast
about this development.
"I don't know the decision INEC will take on this. We
have made some collations from the other five local
governments in the state. INEC will decide on what
to do about the issue. By what we found out, on the
average, there were over 20,000 votes between the
candidate who is leading and the one that follows. If
the number of registered voters in Ilaje LG does not
exceed the 20,000, INEC may go ahead and declare
the winner. But the decision is for INEC to take."
Findings showed that the missing result may
hamper the declaration of a winner for the Ondo
South senatorial and the Ese Odo/Ilaje federal
constituency seats.
Calls made to the mobile phone of the Ondo State
Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Olusegun
Agbaje, for reaction were not picked as at the time
of filing this report
Meanwhile, the Returning Officer for the Okitipupa/
Irele federal constituency election, Dr. S. Oluyamo,
has declared the candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Omogbehin Michael, as the
winner of the Okitipupa/Irele federal constituency,
having polled 30,176 votes, as against the 25,841 by
the candidate of the All Progressives Congress,
Akinmoyero Victor.
both the House of Representatives and Senatorial
elections were snatched by some hoodlums on
Sunday evening.
Reports said workers of the Independent National
Electoral Commission, who were on their way from
the local government to submit the results at the
collation centre at Okitipupa were also attacked by
the hoodlums who made away with the result
sheets.
The Returning Officer for the Ondo South Senatorial
District election, Prof. Yomi Alfred, confirmed the
incident to our correspondent, describing it as a
huge setback.
He said, "We were expecting the result to arrive
with high expectation but got information that the
prepared document they were bringing to us was
snatched by some hoodlums. We are downcast
about this development.
"I don't know the decision INEC will take on this. We
have made some collations from the other five local
governments in the state. INEC will decide on what
to do about the issue. By what we found out, on the
average, there were over 20,000 votes between the
candidate who is leading and the one that follows. If
the number of registered voters in Ilaje LG does not
exceed the 20,000, INEC may go ahead and declare
the winner. But the decision is for INEC to take."
Findings showed that the missing result may
hamper the declaration of a winner for the Ondo
South senatorial and the Ese Odo/Ilaje federal
constituency seats.
Calls made to the mobile phone of the Ondo State
Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Olusegun
Agbaje, for reaction were not picked as at the time
of filing this report
Meanwhile, the Returning Officer for the Okitipupa/
Irele federal constituency election, Dr. S. Oluyamo,
has declared the candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Omogbehin Michael, as the
winner of the Okitipupa/Irele federal constituency,
having polled 30,176 votes, as against the 25,841 by
the candidate of the All Progressives Congress,
Akinmoyero Victor.
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