Also dropped and replaced candidates forwarded to INEC are 19 House of Representatives candidates that emerged victorious in the party’s primary elections held in May 2026.
Overall, the portal showed that results from 2,390 of the state’s 2,445 polling units had been uploaded, representing 97.75 per cent completion.
She noted that the data were based on the 2022 voter register rather than the updated 2026 voter register.
Mr Oluyede urged INEC to be more transparent in the electoral process.
The organisation noted that credible elections depended on efficient administration.
Civil society organisations, including Yiaga Africa and International Press Centre (IPC), cautioned against vote trading ahead of tomorrow’s governorship election in Ekiti.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has assured the people of Enugu North senatorial district of a free, fair and credible by-election scheduled for Saturday.
INEC says the number of registered would-be voters in Ekiti has increased from 987,647 to 1,059,360 in 2026.
The Independent National Electoral Commission cleared seven candidates from different political parties to participate in the election.
The stakeholders made the call on Tuesday in Lokoja at a roundtable organised by the Department of Political Science, Federal University Lokoja.
