According to reports from the state, the Returning Officer, Prof. Nnnena Otti had adjourned the collation of the state’s polls to March 20 at 10am announcing that other local governments were not ready yet.

Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/breaking-inec-to-review-results-from-abia/

"If satisfied, the Returning Officer completes Form EC8E and makes a declaration of winner; and the Returning Officer invites the party agents to receive duplicate copies of Forms EC8DA and EC8E."

Source: https://www.legit.ng/politics/1522172-full-list-4-levels-collation-2023-presidential-election-announced-by-inec/

"If satisfied, the Returning Officer completes Form EC8E and makes a declaration of winner; and the Returning Officer invites the party agents to receive duplicate copies of Forms EC8DA and EC8E."

Source: https://www.legit.ng/politics/1522172-full-list-4-levels-collation-2023-presidential-election-announced-by-inec/

Igini had to drag then Returning Officer to court and got him jailed for dishonesty and tampering with election results.

Source: https://newsdiaryonline.com/analysis-adamawa-guber-race-all-eyes-on-inec-as-pdp-tackles-apc/

Justice Prithviraj Chavan passed the order while hearing an application filed by Dr. Rajendra Bhosale, Returning Officer (RO) of the Solapur Parliamentary Constituency.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/legal/mumbai-ec-returning-officer-need-not-be-party-to-poll-petitions-says-hc

Prof. Sanni Saka of the University, the INEC Returning Officer, announced the result on Tuesday in Abuja.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2023/02/28/election-result-labour-partys-ireti-kingibe-wins-fct-senate-seat/

The INEC Returning Officer for Bayelsa, Prof. Farouk Kuta, who declared Diri winner of the poll, said he scored the highest number of votes to emerge winner.

Source: https://thewillnews.com/bayelsa-poll-jubilation-as-inec-declares-diri-winner/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bayelsa-poll-jubilation-as-inec-declares-diri-winner

The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Saleh Ado, while announcing the results in Zaria, said Mustapha scored 250,826 votes to defeat Kwari, who got 190,008 votes.

Source: https://punchng.com/nigeriaelections2023-pdp-wins-kaduna-senatorial-reps-seats/

The Returning Officer, Independent National Electoral Commission for the election, Prof. George Onwudiwe, said the PDP candidate polled 12,993 votes to defeat Okafor, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, with 11,445 votes.

Source: https://punchng.com/assembly-election-2023-anambra-speaker-others-lose-re-election/

The Returning Officer of the Eelection, Comrade Benson Ukpah, announced Gregory Ulayi as winner after collation of result.

Source: https://punchng.com/cross-river-nlc-gets-new-chairman/

The Returning Officer of the Electoral Commission(EC) for the Assin North constituency, Nana Kojo Amponsah has testified in the case in which James Gyakye Quayson is standing trial for criminal offenses including perjury.

Source: https://www.ghanamma.com/2023/11/20/ec-officer-testifies-in-court/

The Returning Officer, Prof Luka Juma, while declaring the result announced that Useni of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 25,929 votes to win the election.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2023/04/16/taraba-ex-speaker-useni-wins-takum-federal-constituency-poll/

The State Returning Officer for the election, Prof Abayomi Fasina, who is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti state, declared Uzodimma the winner of the election on Sunday morning.

Source: https://ionigeria.com/hope-uzodimma-of-apc-declared-winner-of-imo-poll-with-540308-votes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hope-uzodimma-of-apc-declared-winner-of-imo-poll-with-540308-votes

The State Returning Officer, Prof Umar Pate announced that Atiku polled 198,567 votes.

Source: https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/02/27/atiku-inflicts-another-heavy-defeat-on-tinubu-obi-in-yobe/