A civil society organisation underneath the aegis of Yiaga Africa has described as lies efforts to twist its report on the result of the governorship election in Ekiti and Osun States, saying it stood by that place.
The organisation was reacting to publications credited to Ismail Omipidan, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Gboyega Oyetola, alluding that the just lately launched Yiaga Africa Election Outcome Evaluation Dashboard report for the Ekiti and Osun governorship election “confirms” that the governor who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress received the election.
However Yiaga Africa in a press release issued on Friday by its Government Director, Samson Itodo, stated Omipidan was solely twisting the details.
He stated, “Yiaga Africa stands by its place on the result of the 2022 Ekiti and Osun Governorship election
“We outrightly reject this assertion and categorically state that the ERAD report didn’t in any method recommend the winner or loser of the just lately concluded June/July, Ekiti and Osun Governorship elections. As an alternative, the ERAD report highlighted sure shortcomings with the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee’s add of outcomes to the INEC Outcomes Viewing Portal and suggestions for enhancing the method forward of the 2023 elections.
“Yiaga Africa’s deployed a complete election remark methodology in Ekiti and Osun governorship elections. First, Yiaga Africa noticed the pre-election interval and deployed citizen observers on election day utilizing the Parallel Vote Tabulation to supply well timed data on the method and confirm election outcomes.
“The PVT election remark methodology is a globally acknowledged election remark device utilized by citizen teams. It is likely one of the most correct and dependable election remark methodology that may independently confirm the accuracy of election day outcomes launched by INEC. Yiaga Africa has deployed the PVT in 12 elections in Nigeria together with the 2019 Presidential election.
“The ERAD report corroborates the PVT findings contained within the report on the Ekiti and Osun governorship elections launched on August 27 2022 which clearly revealed that the outcomes introduced by NEC within the Ekiti and Osun election have been in line with votes solid on the polling models. Had the official outcomes been modified on the Ward, LGA or State collation facilities, the official outcomes wouldn’t have fallen inside the Yiaga Africa PVT estimated ranges.
“Thus, we strongly stand by our PVT findings which have under no circumstances contradicted the ERAD report.
Secondly, in partnership with Channels Tv, Yiaga Africa deployed the ERAD to advertise transparency within the transmission of election outcomes via the obtain and evaluation of polling models’ outcomes uploaded on IReV.
“The ERAD report launched on 9 September 9 2022 recognized the successes, vital classes learnt and gaps throughout the add of election outcomes on the IReV Portal for the Ekiti and Osun governorship elections. A number of the gaps embody; the add of incorrect election types, blurry pictures and poorly captured images of end result sheets, and wrongly imputed and omitted knowledge on outcomes sheets amongst others.
“Thus, the ERAD didn’t course of 87 (2.3 per cent) out of the three,763 polling unit ends in the state. Within the report, Yiaga Africa supplied suggestions for INEC to enhance its use of the IREV portal in future elections.
“Following an evaluation of the pre-election knowledge launched by INEC on collected PVCs per polling unit in Osun state, Yiaga Africa recognized inconsistencies within the knowledge of collected PVCs in 0.7 per cent (30 Polling Items) of polling models in 12 Native Governments in Osun state. The whole variety of collected PVCs was barely greater than the variety of registered voters in these polling models.
“Particularly, Yiaga Africa noticed a distinction of 1,882 PVCs within the 30 polling models. Whereas this discrepancy within the pre-election knowledge for PVC assortment is inconsequential to the result of the elections, Yiaga Africa calls on INEC to make clear the explanations behind the discrepancies noticed between the variety of PVCs collected and the variety of registered voters.
“Once more, we want to state unequivocally the ERAD report which has been publicly launched doesn’t contradict our PVT findings in any method. Whereas political events have the proper to reference our studies, they have to accomplish that with a excessive sense of duty. Copies of our report on the Ekiti and Osun elections could be downloaded from the group’s web site; www.yiaga.org.
“Yiaga Africa restates its dedication to sharing correct knowledge and data on the conduct of elections and outcomes primarily based on its election remark methodology.”