Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, said he was at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the early hours of Sunday for information on what was stalling the collation of results of the governorship election.

In a press briefing alongside Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa; and Asue Ighodalo, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election, Obaseki said it was after he visited the INEC office that the commission issued a statement to say it had postponed collation to 10am.

Fintiri reeled out results of some local governments, stating that the figures were those received from party agents, and that he was not usurping the powers of the electoral umpire by his action.

“I did not announce results, I only informed the public of the exact figures from our collation agents that was ongoing before INEC disrupted the process… INEC should be accused of violating the Electoral Act, not me,” Fintiri said