INEC Trains 10,000 Corps Members For Edo Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun a two-day training of over 10,000 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to be used as ad-hoc workers in next week’s election in Edo State.

Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Kassim Gaidam, who visited the training centres, warned the Corps members to resist the temptation of manipulating the electoral process.

Gaidam urged them to see themselves as being lucky to have been chosen for the national assignment.

He told them not to fear as according to him, “Mr. President as the Commander-in-Chief has given his word that your security while on the national assignment would be guaranteed”.

“You should therefore endeavor to resist any attempt or bait to derail the electoral process.

“What you have agreed to do on election day is a patriotic and selfless, which no money can compensate for.

“But I want to plead with you to demonstrate that you can be relied on as the future leaders of our country.

“And for your own safety and bright future, do not circumvent the electoral laws for any thing,” he said.

Gaidam said selected students of the University of Benin and Auchi Polytechnic would be trained as Assistant Presiding officers.

He said the election would take place in 5,519 voting points and in 2,627 polling units across the 18 local governments’ areas.