KDI Gives Updates On Edo 2024 Governorship Elections













KDI Gives Updates On Edo 2024 Governorship Elections

Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin 

Executive Director,
Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI),Bukola Idowu, KDI has raised concerns about the widespread occurrence of vote buying that characterised Edo state governorship elections held recently in the state.

She stressed that,this was
observed across all three senatorial districts, with inducements ranging from ₦1,000 to
₦10,000 in cash and material incentives, undermining the credibility of the election.



Bukola Idowu made the observations at the post-election statement seeks to  further update the pubic and key stakeholders
on KDI’s key findings and observations regarding the election day processes.


She said ," The 2024 Edo governorship election showcased a wide range of electoral experiences, with some aspects being commendable, others raising concerns, and a
few being out right alarming.



"On the positive side, we commend the relative peace that characterised the election day, despite the palpable tension that marked the pre-election phase. 


"We believe this was allowed by the Edo citizens and reinforced by the relative adequacy in
policing structure and professionalism of security personnel to allow movement of
essential workers in most of the LGAs.


"There were few reports of shortage of security personnel in certain poling units–such as Ward 4:PU9 but the security agencies upon getting this informations reinforcements at 11:00 am. 

"Even though there
were few acts of violence and disruption of pols in Esan Central, Ovia Southwest and
collation centers in Oredo, Egor,and Ikpoba-Okha LGAs.

" It is noteworthy to state
that there were no fatalities recorded in this election.

"There were notice able improvements in the functionality of BVAS in the election–
even though the KD Election Day Data Room reports how safe cases of BVAS malfunctioning on election day.

 Bukola Idowu further hinted that the report showed that most of these malfunctioned BVAS were due to technical issues; we also got a meagre report of ad-hoc officers not having password details as of when they got to their PUs and about to commence the process.


She  commended the functionality of lReV, and the swiftness of PU results upload onto the platform–KDIEDDR noted that as of 19:22WAT, 92% of the expected PU results had been uploaded on IReV.


 The executive director of KDI classified it is an improvement compared to other elections. Edo State Off Cycle Governorship Election.

Our BIP analysis shows a 6.04% inflation in the results declared by INEC.deally, results
should either decrease during the collation process due to cancellations prompted by
issues like violence or BVAS by passes—or remain consistent if no such cancellations
occurred.  

"We notice that increase or addition in the number of votes in some collation centers.This discrepancy casts serious doubt on the transparency and
credibility of the collation process.


"While all 18 LGA Returning Officers and Electoral Officers (EOs) reported no
cancellations during the state-level collation, our analysis shows that at least 22 poling units had Form EC40G uploaded on IReV ,indicating disruptions or BVAS related
issues.


"The Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collected in these poling units exceed the margin of lead based on the IReV-collated results, raising concerns about the accuracy of the declared outcome."



"On September 20,2024, KDI activated its Election Day Data Room (EDDR), which functioned as the central hub for gathering, analyzing, and reporting real-time information from the field.

"The EDDR ensured that data from our deployed observers was carefully reviewed,verified,and processed to offer
immediate insights to election management bodies (EMBs) and stakeholders,
facilitating prompt responses to emerging issues. 

"On Election Day-21st
September, KDI deployed 431 trained observers across Edo’s18 LGAs and192 wards.

"These observers provided live updates on electoral incidents,the
conduct of election officials, ballot integrity,and security-related issues.



"This statement is a follow up on the preliminary statement issue date 1.30pm on Saturday, September 21st, 2024. reports provide a comprehensive picture of the election environment.

"Election Statement on the 2024
KD initiatives preliminary statement on the election day identified several key issues. impacting the electoral process. 

"One of the most significant challenges was the late
arrival of election materials, particularly,which led to delays in the commencement of voting.

"These logistical set backs were compounded by adverse
weather conditions, such as rain fall in parts of Esan West, Esan Southeast, and Owan
West,which disrupted the transportation of materials and affected voter turnout in
some areas."

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