Job Vacancies at INEC for Bye elections? Commission Speaks

• The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ruled out the possibility of recruiting new ad-hoc staff for the February 3 rerun and bye-elections in Nigeria
• INEC's director of voter education and publicity department, Mrs Mary Nkem, disclosed this to journalists on Wednesday, January 24
• Legit.ng reports that Mrs Nkem said the commission would use its current staff for the impending elections

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FCT, Abuja - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is not recruiting new ad hoc staff for the February 3 by-elections and rerun.

As reported by Vanguard newspaper, INEC's director of voter education and publicity department, Mrs Mary Nkem stated this on Wednesday, January 24, in Abuja.

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Nkem said the commission would be using its permanent members of staff in the affected states for the conduct of the elections.

Legit.ng reports that some of the forthcoming elections are appendices of the 2023 general elections.

The INEC official said:

“We are not opening any portal for recruitment of ad hoc because we are not taking new ad hoc staff.

“The commission has decided to use its members of staff within the affected states. If they are not enough for certain categories in any state, we will source from nearby states.

“But for the presiding officers (POs) and assistant presiding officers (APOs), we are going to use the National Youth Service Corps members serving within the state."

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In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that INEC cautioned Nigerians against selling their permanent voter cards (PVCs).

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Source: Legit.ng