27 incidents on record
What went wrong, and where.
Incidents during Nigerian elections since 1999: violence, ballot snatching, vote buying, missing materials, technology failures and court rulings. Each entry says where it happened and links to the reporting it is based on.
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Postponement & cancellation
· 2018
Osun 2018: declared inconclusive, then decided in a rerun
Ademola Adeleke led by 353 votes, but cancelled votes exceeded the margin, so INEC ordered a rerun in seven polling units. Gboyega Oyetola won after the rerun.
Osun State · 27 Sep 2018
Vote buying
· 2018
Ekiti 2018: open vote buying at polling units
Observers reported cash being openly handed to voters near polling units in the 2018 Ekiti governorship election won by Kayode Fayemi.
Ekiti State · 14 Jul 2018
This archive records what reliable media, observer groups and courts reported. Inclusion is not a finding of guilt against any person or party. Corrections: solitech@elect.ng