Mike Igini Exposes Fake Result Sheets Plot in 2019 Elections

Mike Igini, who served as the Resident Electoral Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the 2019 governorship and State House of Assembly elections in Akwa Ibom State, disclosed that politicians printed fake result sheets and transported them into the state via a chartered aircraft. This incident occurred 48 hours before the elections.

Igini received intelligence about the plot, which involved pre-written results for 26 out of the 31 local government areas in Akwa Ibom. In response, he went to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) branch in Uyo, where sensitive election materials were stored, and spent five hours signing and endorsing all original result sheets for the 2,980 polling units.

His actions rendered the fake result sheets useless, ultimately preserving the integrity of the election outcome as determined by voters at the polling units.