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  • UNPAID EMOLUMENTS: DSIEC asks affected Adhoc staff to submit correct account details

    UNPAID EMOLUMENTS: DSIEC asks affected Adhoc staff to submit correct account details

    Delta State Independent Electoral Commission, DSIEC, has called on Adhoc staff who participated in the last Local Government Council elections and yet to receive their emoluments to submit their correct account details to their respective Chief Electoral Officers.

    DSIEC’s Commissioner for Public Affairs and Communications, Olorogun Jude Emurotu, made the call in a statement on Wednesday, in Asaba.

    Emurotu, said majority of the Adhoc staff have been paid while those affected were returned by their banks for incorrect account details.

    He urged the affected persons to send their correct account details to the Chief Electoral Officers in their various local government areas for onward payment.

    The statement reads: “The attention of the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC) has been drawn to reports of non receipt of emoluments by some Adhoc staff who participated in the just concluded Local Government Council Elections in the State.

    “The Commission has paid all Local Government Returning Officers, Ward Returning Officers, Supervisory Presiding Officers while a good number of other categories, such as Presiding Officers and polling clerks have received payments.

    “However, some adhoc staff had submitted incorrect bank details hence their emoluments were reversed to the bank. This lacuna on the part of concerned adhoc staff slowed the process of payment.

    “All affected adhoc staff yet to receive payment are therefore kindly requested to submit their correct account details to the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) in their respective Local Government Areas without further delay for immediate payment.”

  • 2023: Volunteers replace INEC adhoc staff who failed to report for duty

    2023: Volunteers replace INEC adhoc staff who failed to report for duty

    Some voters at Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra volunteered as adhoc officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) failed to report for election duty.

    The volunteers took the place of the adhoc staff to ensure that voting took place at polling units 006, 007, and 008 at Uruokwe Central School in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo LGA on Saturday.

    Reports had it that some corp members earlier trained and deployed for election duties at the polling units did not show up on Saturday.

    Only the presiding officers who were not corps members reported to duty making some voters to volunteer to serve as adhoc officials.

    The difficulty posed a challenge as the volunteers were untrained and had difficulties handling the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and following laid down procedure for the exercise.

    It was the same situation at Polling Units 018 and 019, in Umuanyiegbu Hall, Ward 004, Ozubulu, Ekwusigo LGA.

    The presiding officers refused to talk with journalists and efforts to get the Resident Electoral Commissioner, INEC, Dr. Elizabeth Agwu,  to react to the development proved abortive.

    Also in Enugu, some volunteers especially youth were seen assisting some adhoc staff in setting up the polling booths and maintaining orderliness in some areas in the state.

    At the Federal Government College, Enugu, one of the volunteers simply known as Nonso, said that he decided to assist to ensure smooth conduct of the election.

    ”I decided to assist to control the overwhelming crowd. I have never seen this kind of turnout since general elections were held in this country.

    ”So, my friends and I volunteered to help since there are very few security personnel in the polling unit,” he said.

  • 2019 polls: EFCC grills INEC accountant, three others for allegedly diverting N84.6m adhoc staff allowances

    2019 polls: EFCC grills INEC accountant, three others for allegedly diverting N84.6m adhoc staff allowances

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and quizzed four officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for alleged diversion of N84, 696,000 meant for the payment of ad hoc staff engaged for the 2019 presidential and governorship elections in the country.

    The suspects, who were grilled by the Sokoto Zonal Office of the anti –graft agency, are from Zamfara State office of INEC.

    The suspects are the Administrative Secretary, Hassan Sidi Aliyu; the Head of Operations, Hussain Jafar; the State Accountant, Abdullahi Yusuf Abubakar, and Abdulmumin Usman.

    A statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspects were grilled for “alleged case of conspiracy, breach of trust and criminal diversion of Ad Hoc staff allowance to the tune of N84, 696,000.

    “The petitioner, one Abdullahi Nasiru, who wrote on behalf of all presiding officers that worked for INEC during the 2019 Presidential and Gubernatorial elections in Zamfara State, alleged that the Ad hoc staff were denied payment of their N6,000 movement allowance each for the two elections.

    “He further alleged that what the INEC officials in Zamfara paid to them was different from what other states paid their Ad hoc staff. The INEC office in Zamfara allegedly paid its staff N9000 while in other states like Sokoto State, the electoral commission paid N12000 each.

    The statement added: “Investigation by the EFCC revealed that none of the 10,500 presiding officers, who participated in the elections, were paid their entitlements cumulatively put at N84, 696,000

    “Efforts are being made by the Commission to recover the money criminally diverted by INEC heads of department and Electoral Officers of the 14 local governments in Zamfara State, namely; Abdullahi Sambawa (Zurmi LGA); Aliyu Jafaru Goronyo( Maradun LGA); Balarabe Ahmed S Gobir (Gummi LGA); Amadu Ibrahim (Gusau LGA); Mohammed Bashir Musa (Kaura Namoda LGA); Dalhatu Usman Musa (Birnin Magaji LGA); Abdulmumin Usman (Maru LGA); Muhammad Nasir Saidu (Talatu Mafara LGA); Abdullahi A. Ukashatu (Tsafe LGA); Tukur Garba Kaita (Bungudu LGA); Salihu Musa Abdullahi (Bukuyun LGA); Sadiq Abdullahi, Fari (Anka LGA); Lawali Muhammed, Argungu (Bakura LGA); Jafaru Gide, (Shinkafi LGA); Tanimu Muhammad (Shinkafi LGA); and Hassan Abdullahi (Shinkafi LGA).

    “The suspects would be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is completed.”

  • Elections: Wike kicks against use of N-power beneficiaries as adhoc staff for INEC

    Elections: Wike kicks against use of N-power beneficiaries as adhoc staff for INEC

    Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the state will not allow the use of N-power personnel as INEC Ad-Hoc Staff during the 2019 General Elections.
    Addressing the PDP Campaign Rally for Ikwerre Local Government Area on Monday at Omagwa, Governor Wike said that the N-power list is concocted to favour APC with a view to rigging the 2019 General Elections.
    He said: “I hear INEC wants to use N-power personnel as Ad-Hoc Staff for the elections. This is a ploy to rig the elections.
    “N-power personnel will not be allowed to serve as INEC Ad-Hoc Staff in Rivers State. If you bring them, we will chase them away”.
    Governor Wike said all Nigerians should share in the blame of allowing a man without knowledge of the economy to emerge as President of the country.
    “The mass unemployment across the country is due to the emergence of Buhari. All Nigerians should share in the blame for their suffering.
    “We took our future and mandate and handed over to people who don’t understand job creation “, he said.
    Governor Wike charged the people to vote for the PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar for his understanding of the economy and ability to create jobs.
    He said: “All his life, Atiku Abubakar has been involved in job creation. He is one of the highest employers of labour in Nigeria”.
    While urging the people to vote for all PDP candidates, Governor Wike said that during his second term he would construct Omerelu and Omagwa Internal Roads.
    Rivers State PDP Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah performed the traditional handing over of flags to PDP candidates. He appealed to the people of the area to remain steadfast.
    Former Rivers State Governor, Sir Celestine Omehia said Governor Wike is a true son of Ikwerre who has transformed the state and the people are happy with him.
    He said in Ikwerre Local Government Area, Governor Wike executed key projects that have improved the economy of the area.
    “Wike is our son in whom we are well pleased. Ikwerre people are happy that you have kept your promises”, he said.
    Omehia said Governor Wike in the course his first term executed key projects for the good people of Ikwerre Local Government Area.
    Chairman of Ikwerre Local Government Area, Mr Nwanosike Samuel said that the use of security agencies to rig elections in the area will not work in 2019.
    PDP House of Representatives Candidate for Ikwerre/ Emohua Federal Constituency, Mr Boniface Emerengwa said that the people will overwhelmingly vote for Governor Wike and other PDP candidates.
    Vice Chancellor of the Rivers State University, Prof Blessing Didia said Ikwerre people will reciprocate the kind gesture of Governor Wike through their votes.

  • Elections: CUPP accuses INEC of recruiting N-Power beneficiaries as adhoc staff

    Opposition political parties on the platform of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) on Sunday raised the alarm on alleged plan by the Independent National Electoral Commission to compromise the forthcoming general elections.

    They accused the electoral body of recruiting beneficiaries of the present administration’s N-Power programme as ad hoc staff for the general election.

    The coalition’s first national spokesperson, Imo Ugochinyere, made the allegation in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja.

    Ugochinyere said, “The President wants to use the beneficiaries of their failed N-Power programme to technically rig the election.

    “The INEC Chairman should ensure the credibility which he promised Nigerians by making sure that no N-Power beneficiary is recruited as ad hoc staff in the election because it is clear that these so-called beneficiaries are going to be used by President Buhari and his APC cohorts to rig the elections.”

    The coalition’s spokesman claimed that the present administration has failed Nigerians and it is clear to government officials that they will lose the election in a free and fair contest.

    This, he said, was why they are adopting all manner of ploys to rig the elections.

    He added that information available to the CUPP indicated that Mrs Amina Zakari, believed to be a relative of the President would be in charge of the recruitment and training of the wards/local government areas/state collation and returning officers.

    “We have just been informed from a very reliable source that Amina Zakari will be in charge of the recruitment and training of the Ward/LGA/State Collation and returning officers.

    “This is an obvious effort by Amina Zakari to influence and manipulate the conduct of the 2019 elections,” he said.