The Independent National Electoral Commission’s Cross Rivers State Collation Officer, Prof. Akii Ibhadode, on Tuesday said 132,189 votes were canceled due to failure of card readers, violence and electoral malpractice in the presidential election in the state
Ibhadode, also Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State, made the disclosure while giving a break down of election results for 17 Local Government Areas of the state at the INEC National Collation Centre in Abuja.
The Cross Rivers Collation Officer said that 1,512,915 voters were registered; 461,033 were accredited; 446,046 votes were cast; 421,901 valid votes were recorded; while 24,145 votes were rejected in the 17 LGA of the state.
He said the African Democratic Congress scored 326, All Progressives Congress scored 117,302 and Peoples Democratic Party scored a 295,737 in the state.
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