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| Nigerian poll officer in hiding | Nigerian poll officer in hiding |
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| A key election official in Nigeria has gone into hiding after claiming attempts have been made to rig the result of a state election re-run. | A key election official in Nigeria has gone into hiding after claiming attempts have been made to rig the result of a state election re-run. |
| The police have said she must come forward or be declared "wanted". | The police have said she must come forward or be declared "wanted". |
| Some parts of Ekiti State in Nigeria's south-west held election re-runs after a tribunal ruled they had not followed the rules in the 2007 elections. | Some parts of Ekiti State in Nigeria's south-west held election re-runs after a tribunal ruled they had not followed the rules in the 2007 elections. |
| Ekiti residential electoral officer Olusola Adebayo resigned before she announcing the final result. | Ekiti residential electoral officer Olusola Adebayo resigned before she announcing the final result. |
| The police say she must make an official report or she will be arrested. | The police say she must make an official report or she will be arrested. |
| A residential electoral officer is the only person allowed to announce the results of an election. | A residential electoral officer is the only person allowed to announce the results of an election. |
| 'Neck and neck' | 'Neck and neck' |
| The results of the Ekiti State re-runs, held on 25 April, have also been delayed as there were reports of violence in some areas. | The results of the Ekiti State re-runs, held on 25 April, have also been delayed as there were reports of violence in some areas. |
| This has delayed counting and one local government area has not yet voted. | |
| Local media reported the opposition gubernatorial candidate Kayode Fayemi of the Action Congress was leading the ruling People's Democratic Party candidate Segun Oni before the result was due. | Local media reported the opposition gubernatorial candidate Kayode Fayemi of the Action Congress was leading the ruling People's Democratic Party candidate Segun Oni before the result was due. |
| The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) said the race was "neck and neck". | The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) said the race was "neck and neck". |
| Ekiti has always been a hotbed of opposition since independence, Manir Dan Ali, managing editor of the Daily Trust newspaper, told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme. | Ekiti has always been a hotbed of opposition since independence, Manir Dan Ali, managing editor of the Daily Trust newspaper, told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme. |
| Attempts to rig past elections in the state 1964 and 1983 contributed to the downfall of two civilian governments and the takeover by the military, he says. | Attempts to rig past elections in the state 1964 and 1983 contributed to the downfall of two civilian governments and the takeover by the military, he says. |