The result of the Anambra State governorship election held on Saturday is expected soon as the collation and counting are being rounded off.
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, are seen putting finishing touches to their work.
Also security checks are ongoing and the stage is set for the announcement on the completion of the counting exercise.
Counting and collation of votes started as early as 2.00 p.m. on Saturday shortly after voting ended in some areas.
Fillers from some of the centres indicated that the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Willie Obiano, is in the lead.
He is followed by Tony Nwoye of the All Progressives Congress, APC, while Mr. Oseloka Obaze of the Peoples Democratic Party is coming third.
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The final announcement of the winner is however to be declared by INEC at the end of collation and counting.
Meanwhile, INEC has said that it will remain vigilant in collation of results until the announcement of the final result and winner of the Anambra governorship election .
INEC Director of Publicity and Voter Education, Mr Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, made this declaration.
Osaze-Uzzi said that the commission would continue to ensure that all the processes of the election went down well.
“Election can be manipulated at any stage, so we have to be vigilant until the final result is collated and the winner is announced by the commission.
“The collation of result from the units to the state level is on going. Until the final result is announced INEC remains vigilant to ensure that the people’s votes count.
“So we are still vigilant at every stage,” Osaze-Uzzi said.
He assured that all votes cast would be properly recorded, transmitted and collated at the end of the day.
On the general assessment of the election, Osaze-Uzzi said the voting process was generally peaceful and was in accordance with plan, except for the late commencement of poll in some few units.