#EkitiDecides2026: INEC uploads 87.03% of results on IREV

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded 87.03 percent of the results of the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election on its Result Viewing Portal. The report from the portal indicted that 2,128 out of 2,445 polling units where elections were conducted in the state have been uploaded to the portal. This represents 87.03 per […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded 87.03 percent of the results of the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election on its Result Viewing Portal.

The report from the portal indicted that 2,128 out of 2,445 polling units where elections were conducted in the state have been uploaded to the portal.

This represents 87.03 per cent of the results have so far been uploaded on the viewing portal.

Meanwhile, the INEC says 188 polling units, representing 7.69 percent, experienced delays during the voting process.

In a post on its X page, the electoral commission said about 2,445 polling units opened on schedule before 8:30am.

The commission said voting officially ended across polling units at 2:30pm, describing the process as peaceful and orderly.

“Voting has officially ended in most Polling Units across Ekiti State following the close of polls at 2:30 p.m,” the post reads.

“Earlier in the day, all 2,445 Polling Units were successfully opened for the Governorship Election: 2,257 PUs (92.31%) opened on schedule before 8:30 a.m.

“188 PUs (7.69%) experienced minor delays but commenced voting before 10:30 a.m. The process remained peaceful and orderly.”

There were reports that voter accreditation was delayed in some parts of the state as the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) experienced glitches during the biometric capture of several elderly persons.

The technical issues led to long queues in some polling units, leaving some elderly voters frustrated as they repeatedly attempted the process.

Earlier, the Yiaga Africa alleged discrepancies between the ballot papers, result sheets, and the list of candidates published by the INEC.

In a statement signed by Dr. Aisha Abdullahi, Chair, 2026 Ekiti Election Observation Mission Yiaga Africa, and Samson Itodo, Executive Director, Yiaga Africa, the duo drew attention specifically to the Form EC8A polling unit result sheets, which provided spaces for 15 political parties, as against 19 parties carried by the ballot papers in circulation.

Yiaga noted that INEC’s final list of candidates, as updated and available on the INEC website as of 18th June 2026, reflected 14 parties that fielded candidates.

“Yiaga Africa is observing the Ekiti State governorship election, and our preliminary findings raise serious concerns about the consistency of the materials INEC has deployed.

“As of 8:30 am, 96% of the observers from our 250 randomly sampled polling units were at the polling unit to observe the election.

“Yiaga Africa recognizes the context. After INEC published its initial list of 12 candidates in January 2026, subsequent court rulings (notably on the PDP’s candidacy) and late administrative changes altered party and candidate participation.

“Some of those changes do not appear to have been fully and consistently reflected across all election materials.

“Also, the public may not have fully received information about these changes.

“These inconsistencies might create confusion during voting and collation. Where result sheets include parties that are not on the ballot, presiding officers may record zero votes for parties that voters did not see.

“Conversely, where voters cast ballots for parties not reflected on the result sheet, such actions could create uncertainty in recording, reconciliation, and collation.”

Yiaga Africa, therefore, called on INEC to publicly clarify, without delay, the final list of parties and candidates, and explain any differences between the ballot papers, result sheets, and earlier announcements.

It also demanded that the Commission “Issue clear written instructions to presiding and collation officers on completing result sheets consistently with the law and relevant court judgments, including how to treat parties on the result sheet but not on the ballot and vice versa.”