Announcement of Presidential election results begin at 6pm, says INEC

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By Aaron Ossai

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it will begin announcing results of the presidential election held on Saturday, February 25 by 6pm today.

The Chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu who announced this at a press briefing said it is expected that results from some states of the federation would have reached the National Collation Center in Abuja by then.

He said that collation of result of the elections would begin from wards to local government areas and from states to the National Collation Center in Abuja where he will serve as returning officer.

Speaking further, Yakubu said that only results released by the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC is the authentic result and appealed to Nigerians not to accept results from any other source.

He formerly declared open the National Collation Center at the International Conference Center, Abuja stating that collation and announcement of results will take place only in the hall of the Center.