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In an interview with the News Agency for Nigeria (NAN) Mr. Baritor Kpagih, the Bayelsa State Resident Commissioner for the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), announced that INEC will be deploying 8,000 ad-hoc staff during the gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa State.
It will be recalled that on Friday SaharaReporters detailed the acrimonious debate between Governor Seriake Dickson and Mr. Timipre Sylva both of whom are candidates for the Bayelsa State governorship. Mr. Kpagih informed NAN that the ad-hoc staff members received their training at Local Government Area (LGA) headquarters across the State.
He noted that the 8,000 ad-hoc staff would be complemented by several permanent staff members as well. One of the trainees Mrs. Chinelo Okoafor, a young woman who was a National Youth Service Corps member, informed NAN that, “we [INEC] are going to ensure the most credible and acceptable election.”
The Bayelsa State gubernatorial elections are scheduled for December 5th.
Sahara