Nigeria, June 20 -- Election observation group, Yiaga Africa, has raised concerns over discrepancies between ballot papers, result sheets and the final list of candidates deployed for Saturday's Ekiti governorship election, warning that the inconsistencies could create confusion during voting and result collation.

In a preliminary statement issued on Saturday and signed by Aisha Abdullahi, chair of Yiaga Africa's 2026 Ekiti Election Observation Mission, and Samson Itodo, the organisation's executive director, the election observation group said findings from its observers revealed differences in the number of political parties reflected on key election materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

According to ...