Voting has ended in the Kogi State Local Government Council elections, with electoral officials arriving at the headquarters of the Independent Electoral Commission, KOSIEC, for the collation and possible announcement of results.
As at 5:55pm, security remained tight at the KOSIEC headquarters, where electoral officials were arriving with ballot boxes ahead of the collation exercise.
Election observer, Okutepa confirmed that election materials and results had begun arriving from the 21 Local Government Areas, expressing optimism that the collation process would follow established electoral procedures.
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The KOSIEC Chairman says the Commission is awaiting returns from collation officers across the state, adding that the official announcement of results could begin by 11:30p.m, subject to the receipt and verification of all necessary returns.
The Commission is expected to declare the duly elected chairmen and councillors once the collation process is completed.
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