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INEC has planned to train Ad Hoc staff ahead of the 2023 elections.
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Agboke noted that there was a Code of Conduct for the election that all of the ad hoc personnel would sign.
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According to the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Osun State, corps members supervising officers and collation officers, will be trained on how to use BVAS
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the Ad Hoc Staff for the forthcoming general elections will be trained on the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and other aspects of the elections.
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The Permanent Voter Card Reader (PVC) and Fingerprint Authentication System (BVAS) are technological tools created by INEC to read PVCs and authenticate voters to confirm their right to vote at a certain polling unit.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan on Thursday, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Osun State, Dr. Mutiu Agboke, said corps members supervising polling officers and collation officers, will be trained on how to use BVAS.
He said: “Everyone must be outstanding in the job, as the commission is not going to tolerate anybody sabotaging the election processes for us.
“We are going to train and retrain all ad hoc staff, and organized refresher courses for them, all these will enhance the election processes to achieve success.”
Agboke noted that there was a Code of Conduct for the election that all of the ad hoc personnel would sign and that anyone who violates it will be subject to legal repercussions.
Regarding security, the Osun REC stated that each state’s Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) holds frequent meetings to prevent criminal excesses before, during, and after elections.
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