June 19, 2026
By Dayo Johnson & Rotimi Ojomoyela — Ado Ekiti
With less than 24 hours to the Ekiti State gubernatorial election, the State Police Command has warned individuals and groups against announcing unofficial results, declaring that anyone caught spreading fake or unauthorized outcomes will face the full weight of the law.
The police said only the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is constitutionally empowered to announce election results, stressing that security agencies will not tolerate attempts to undermine the credibility of the electoral process through false information.
Commissioner of Police for the Ekiti Gubernatorial Election, Abayomi Shogunle, said the Electoral Act 2022 clearly stipulates offences relating to the conduct of elections, including the unauthorized announcement of results.
