Breaking: ELECTORAL OFFICIALS HELD HOSTAGE IN OGUN OVER ELECTION RESULTS-COMMISSIONER

The Commissioner, however appealed for peace as the results comes in, stressing that  there was need for the party officials to exhibit level of decorum, adding that, any of the party that has issue with the results, should approach the tribunal rather than, subjecting the  electoral officials to inhuman treatment, after the results must have been announced at the collation centre.

His words, ‘Let us allow peace to reign. Party agents and leaders, as well as media should know that cancellation of results cannot will not be done here, but to collate results. Results of voting are done at polling unit level, collation and entering of results done at polling unit level,so any party that has issue should have done that, at the polling units level’.

‘The second level is collation centres. If u have any issues with any results go to tribunal, we can only make available require documents needed, it is now left for tribunal to judge. Am appealing that let us allow peace to reign. Party agents should  pass message to their  leaders. It is more dignifying to go to tribunal rather than subjecting our officials to mental torture.

Penpushing further reports that, Raji, however, expressed  optimism that, that those officials held hostage, would regain their freedom before the end of the day, as the commission awaits the return of both officials and election results