{"id":195808,"date":"2026-02-22T11:56:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T10:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tension-at-garki-ward-collation-center-amid-clashes"},"modified":"2026-02-22T13:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T12:03:11","slug":"tension-at-garki-ward-collation-center-amid-clashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tension-at-garki-ward-collation-center-amid-clashes","title":{"rendered":"Tension at Garki Ward Collation Center Amid Clashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Tension erupted at a ward collation centre in Garki, Abuja, following a heated disagreement between party agents and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the declaration of Councillorship election results.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred during the collation of votes for the Councillorship contest, shortly after the chairmanship results had been concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Party agents accused INEC officials of denying them access to verify the result sheets before announcing the final figures for the Councillorship election.<\/p>\n<p>This led to a heated argument, as party agents demanded transparency and insisted on cross-checking the figures from their respective polling units.<\/p>\n<p>In a video obtained by our reporter, party agents were seen engaging INEC officials in a heated argument, insisting they were not allowed to inspect the results before they were declared.<\/p>\n<p>One of the aggrieved agents was heard saying:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSir, I disagree with this result. Let\u2019s confirm our own record. You were here, they did chairmanship, they brought the figure, we checked it and it tallied. So why the councillorship own? They just declared it like that without us checking the figure. We disagree with this. Let\u2019s check it. INEC, let\u2019s check it. Give us our figure. Let\u2019s confirm our polling unit. What nonsense!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Tension erupted at a ward collation centre in Garki, Abuja, following a heated disagreement between party agents and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the declaration of Councillorship election results. 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