Civil society organization, YIAGA Africa, on Saturday raised the alarm about reports of pre-filled results sheets in Ogori/Magongo, Eika/Ohizenyi and some other areas of the North Central District in Kogi State.
YIAGA said it received report of pre-filled results sheet discovered in PU 004, Eni Ward of Ogori/magongo in Kogi state before commencement of voting and urged the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC , to investigate and address this issue promptly to safeguard the integrity of the process.
In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), YIAGA Africa alleged that the results sheets were filled before the commencement of voting on Saturday.
In the same vein, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), DINO MELAYE raised the alarm about the incident in Ogori/Magongo, accusing the ruling All Progressives Congress ,APC, of trying to compromise the election.
In a swift reaction, INEC, also in a post on X, said the matter is being probed.
The Commission said it’s attention has been drawn to a report that filled result sheets were discovered in some polling units in Kogi State.
In Kogi, the total number of registered voters is 1,932,654 and Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collected is 1,833,160 with youths taking a lump 44% (850k) and the middle-aged having 32% (341K)
Eighteen candidates are in the contest in Kogi. Some of the top contenders in the November 11, 2023 poll in Kogi include MURTALA AJAKA of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, LEKE ABEJIDE of the African Democratic Party, ADC , DINO MELAYE of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and USMAN OODODO of the All Progressives Congress , APC who is an ex-Auditor General of Local Government in Kogi under Governor YAHAYA BELLO.