The Independent National Electoral Commission (IReV) has failed to upload complete results from the 2023 presidential elections, 69 days after the polls were held. As of the time of filing this report, only 167,443 polling units out of the 176,846 where elections were held have been uploaded on the portal.
This means that results from 9,403 polling units are yet to be uploaded, raising concerns that they may have been lost and may never be recovered. While all the states have successfully uploaded polling units from at least one local government area, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have failed to do so.
On a positive note, results from all the polling units in the 16 local government areas in Ekiti State have been successfully uploaded. However, the last upload was done on March 25, 2023, at 10:36 PM, indicating a significant delay in the process.
This delay has raised concerns among stakeholders and the public, who are calling on IReV to expedite the process and ensure that all the results are uploaded as soon as possible. The delay in uploading the results has also cast doubts on the credibility of the electoral process and the outcome of the elections.
We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as more information becomes available.