Section 25 Nigerian Electoral Act

Section 25 Electoral Act 2022 is about Announcement and declaration of election results. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act.

(1) The results of all the elections shall be announced by the—
(a) Presiding officer at the polling unit ;
(b) Ward Collation Officer at the registration area or Ward Collation Centre ;
(c) Local Government or Area Council Collation Officer at the Local Government or Area Council Collation Centre ; and
(d) State Collation Officer at the State Collation Centre.

(2) The returning officer shall announce the result and declare the winner of the election at—
(a) Registration Area or Ward Collation Centre in the case of Councillorship election in the Federal Capital Territory ;
(b) Area Council Collation Centre in the case of Chairmanship and Vice Chairmanship election in the Federal Capital Territory ;
(c) State Constituency Collation Centre in the case of State House of Assembly election ;
(d) Federal Constituency Collation Centre in the case of election to the House of Representatives ;

(e) Senatorial District Collation Centre in the case of election to the Senate ;
(f ) State Collation Centre in the case of election of a Governor of a State ;
(g) State Collation Centre in the case of a Presidential election ; and
(h) National Collation Centre in the case of election of the President.

(3) The Chief Electoral Commissioner shall be the returning officer at the Presidential election.