Bayelsa, Kogi Guber Polls: INEC Begins Review Of Engagement Of Ad-Hoc Staff - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 29, 2019
Chairman, Independent National Electoral CommissionMahmoud Yakubu has said the commission has commenced the review of therecruitment, training and deployment of ad-hoc staff ahead of the November 16,2019 governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states.
According to him, reforms in the delegation ofresponsibilities by the commission to the ad-hoc election personnel hasremained an exercise the commission will continue to review from one electionto another.
Mahmoud gave this indication during a policydialogue on “Dynamics of delegation: Reforms in the recruitment, training anddeployment of ad-hoc election personnel”, held in Abuja and organised by TheElectoral Institute.
He stated that the policy dialogue could not have come at a better time than now when INEC had just concluded the 2019 general elections and with Bayelsa and Kogi governorship elections approaching.
The INEC chairman emphasised that training and deployment of ad-hoc staff, mostly members of the National Youth Service Corps, students of tertiary institutions, and lecturers in the Nigerian universities.