Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- The preliminary election observation report by the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership has revealed that the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) performed optimally in some states and poorly in others during Saturday's by-election conducted in 12 states.

In a statement released under the Athena Election Observatory (AEO), the organisation said it observed notable progress in real-time upload of results in Oyo and Jigawa, where 100 per cent of results had been uploaded in the IReV by 2:30 p.m., on Sunday, 24 hours after voting concluded.

The AEO said the uploads for the by-election in Kaduna, Edo, Ogun, and Anambra Senatorial Districts exceeded 95 per cent completion within the same period.

"This marks a positive s...