INEC debunks inflated votes claim in Kwali polling unit, cites human error

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has dismissed allegations of effect manipulation astatine Kuroko Health Centre polling portion successful Yangoji Ward, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, describing the assertion arsenic mendacious and misleading.

The committee said the contention followed reports online alleging that a governmental enactment scored 1,219 votes successful a polling portion with lone 345 registered voters and 213 accredited voters during Saturday’s Area Council election.

In a property merchandise issued by INEC, the committee explained that the discrepancy stemmed from a mistake made by the Presiding Officer portion signaling results.

According to the statement, the serviceman initially “recorded 122 for APC” but aboriginal discovered an mistake aft tallying the ballots.

The committee noted that aft a recount conducted openly, the fig was corrected to 121 votes, adding that the serviceman “cancelled the ‘2’ astatine the extremity and slotted successful a ‘1’ successful beforehand of the cancelled ‘2’ to marque it 121.”

INEC said the corrected effect was the fig officially uploaded to its Result Viewing Portal and utilized during collation astatine the ward and Area Council levels.

It stressed that “the offic...