“For the avoidance of doubt, presiding officers, and not APO1s, are responsible for result upload to the IReV. All the passwords have been securely released.”
The warning followed an accusation by the SDP that INEC was configuring BVAS machines at the Government House, Lokoja, to manipulate the state governorship election.
“Some conventional mediums also fell for the fake news or misinformation that emanated from the social media,” said Mr Oyekanmi.
The supplementary election is for all outstanding governorship, national and state assembly polls.
INEC said its Chairman never called the Returning Officer to give her a directive that was at variance with its approved guidelines.
The PDP had earlier demanded the resignation of Mr Yakubu.
He (Agbaje) is a conscientious, honest, dependable, and hardworking REC. His integrity speaks for him in all the places where he has served.
The hoodlums, numbering about five, were said to have also molested some registrants.
Mrs Okei-Odumakin said the turnout was due to the “sensitisation and awareness” by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The training began on Wednesday June 1 and would end on Saturday 4 June.
