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The commission said the controversy followed reports online alleging that a political party scored 1,219 votes in a polling unit with only 345 registered voters and 213 accredited voters during Saturday’s Area Council election.
In a press release issued by INEC, the commission explained that the discrepancy stemmed from a mistake made by the Presiding Officer while recording results.
According to the statement, the officer initially “recorded 122 for APC” but later discovered an error after tallying the ballots.
The commission noted that after a recount conducted openly, the figure was corrected to 121 votes, adding that the officer “cancelled the ‘2’ at the end and slotted in a ‘1’ in front of the cancelled ‘2’ to make it 121.”
INEC said the corrected result was the figure officially uploaded to its Result Viewing Portal and used during collation at the ward and Area Council levels.
It stressed that “the official result recorded and uploaded from the said polling unit shows that the political party in question scored 121 votes, not 1,219 as alleged on social media,” adding that party agents present at the polling unit confirmed and signed the final result.
The commission further explained that its electoral technology makes the alleged manipulation impossible.
It stated that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System ,BVAS, validates entries to ensure total votes do not exceed accredited voters and automatically flags over voting.
INEC said if the disputed figure had been entered, “the BVAS device would have rejected the entry instantly,” noting that the number of accredited voters remained 213 and all recorded votes were consistent with that figure.
Reaffirming its commitment to transparency, INEC maintained that its Result Viewing Portal mirrors results directly from polling units and allows public verification.
The commission assured voters that its result management process contained safeguards designed to prevent falsification and urged the public to rely on verified information regarding election outcomes.
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