The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the early hours of Sunday postponed the final collation of results for the Edo State governorship election to 11 a.m.
The announcement was made at INEC headquarters in Benin, the Edo State capital, which also serves as the final collation centre.
The postponement came in the heels of tension over the manner the exercise was going, which necessitated a protest by the state governor, Godwin Obaseki.
The governor had held a four-hour meeting with INEC officials and the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Frank Mba, who is is leading the police team to supervise the election, at the INEC headquarters.
Obaseki had gone to the INEC headquarters to protest the collation process, which he and his party alleged had been compromised against them.
Tension built up as Dennis Idahosa, the APC deputy governorship candidate, led another group of protesters to the INEC headquarters, demanding that Mr. Obaseki come outside.
Also, the National Secretary of the APC, Ajibola Basiru, arrived at the INEC headquarters and accused the governor of behaving like a thug.