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#AnambraDecides2025: Electoral Commission INEC Uploads 95% Of Results To IReV Portal
Data from the IReV portal indicated that most polling units had completed their uploads, marking a notable improvement in the use of technology compared to previous elections.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that over 95 per cent of results from Saturday’s Anambra governorship election have been uploaded to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV).
Checks showed steady progress in the electronic transmission of results from polling units across all 21 local government areas of the state.
Data from the IReV portal indicated that most polling units had completed their uploads, marking a notable improvement in the use of technology compared to previous elections.
INEC also assured that all uploaded results remain secure and verifiable, reaffirming its commitment to ensuring a credible and transparent electoral process.
Out of the 5,720 polling units listed on the portal, results from 5,472 have been successfully uploaded.
Recall that election monitors under the Anambra Election Observation Hub had raised concerns over widespread vote buying, missing result sheets, and cases of underage voting during the ongoing Anambra State governorship election, despite noting that the process has been largely peaceful and better organised than previous polls.
In a midday situational statement issued at the Radisson-Onyx Hotel in Awka, the coalition—comprising Yiaga Africa, The Kukah Centre, International Press Centre (IPC), Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO), Nigeria Women Trust Fund (NWTF), ElectHER, and TAF Africa—said it deployed 711 citizen observers across the 21 local government areas of the state.
The group said the election “has so far been conducted in a generally peaceful and secure environment,” with INEC officials and security personnel displaying “professionalism and adequate knowledge of electoral procedures.”
However, the observers lamented that “vote buying continues to signpost Nigerian elections,” disclosing that “political mercenaries deploy new methods of perpetuating the offence.”
“In some instances, political agents adopted new and covert strategies to perpetrate vote buying. We received reports of party agents recording the details of voters for post-voting financial inducement. POS machines were also deployed at or near polling units to facilitate financial transactions in exchange for votes,” the statement said.
According to the coalition, such acts “undermine the integrity of the election and reinforce the need for urgent enforcement of electoral laws to deter vote buying and selling.”
The report noted that while logistics had improved compared to past elections, only 49% of polling units had INEC officials present by 7:30 a.m., a significant rise from 28% in 2021 and 17% in 2017.
Still, the statement said the late arrival of materials led to “delays in the commencement of polls in some polling units,” citing Nnewi North and Ihiala LGAs as examples.
One major incident occurred at Umudimogo Primary School 1, Amanu Ward, Ihiala LGA, where “voters noticed that the result sheet (Form EC8A) was missing.” The statement said voters “refused to proceed with accreditation or voting and began leaving the polling unit,” effectively halting the process.