The Delta State Government has denied media reports that the Presidential
and National Assembly results have been released.
A statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information, Barrister
Chike Ogeah noted with dismay that online reports have already been
circulated when the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and
Party agents are yet to sign off on any results.
He advised the genial public to disregard any report that did not emanate
from INEC and duly signed by party agents.
The Statement reads:
Re: Preliminary independently collated presidential results
The attention of the Delta State Government has been drawn to a story on
Saharareporters website where it was claimed that collation of results for
the presidential election has been concluded in the state. Writing under
the headline “preliminary independently collated presidential results”
where it ran a table of results purportedly from all the states,
Saharareporters claimed that the All Progressive Congress (APC) scored
5,331 votes in the presidential poll while the People’s Democratic Party
(PDP) secured 205,256 votes.
This report is utterly false and should be seen as the product of armchair
journalism by Saharareporters. The fact of the matter is that as at 5.30
pm today, Monday, March 30, 2015, results from only 11 out of the 25 local
government areas in Delta State had been collated. The collation of
results is still in progress. This should not come as a surprise given the
challenging terrain in the state where many local councils are in the
riverine areas.
The INEC office in Asaba will forward the result to its headquarters in
Abuja when the results are collated.
Signed
CHIKE C. OGEAH Esq
Honourable Commissioner for Information