On November 12, while collation and declaration was ongoing at the INEC state collation centre in Lokoja, Kogi state, we received a claim that the electoral umpire had fixed November 18 for fresh election in 59 polling units in the state. Claim: INEC fixes November 18 for fresh polls in 59 polling units in Kogi...
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FACT SHIELD: Who is Constitutionally Empowered to Collate and Declare Election Results?
There are five main steps towards conducting a free, fair, and credible election. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) guidelines, the steps are accreditation, voting, counting, collation and results declaration. Over the years, electorates and the general public in Nigeria have always paid keen attention to accreditation, voting and counting, leaving out collation...

