Group Wants INEC To Protect Adhoc Staff From Political Parties

A Civil Society Organisation, Concerned Nigerians, CN, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to prevent members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Labour Party, LP, and other political parties from infiltrating ad hoc staff portal soon to be launched in preparation ahead of 2023 general elections.
The call was contained in a statement signed by the Convener, CN, Comrade Deji Adeyanju, where it raised concerns over alleged moves by some political parties to apply for ad hoc jobs in order to compromise the electoral process.
The statement reads in part, “Ahead of the 2023 general elections, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will soon launch a portal for the recruitment of ad-hoc staff.
“While this is a noble and laudable initiative by the commission, we are concerned that people with vested interests may infiltrate the system and compromise the electoral process.
“We are alarmed that the process has been compromised by some unscrupulous INEC officials and individuals with ulterior motives who mean no good for this nation.
“We have observed with great concern, how supporters of some candidates are mobilising their members to massively apply for the ad-hoc job as a means to checkmate the process against manipulation.
“We condemn in its entirety, the lack of due diligence on the part of the Commission in knowing that opening up the portal to all is an invitation to partisan individuals to apply for the ad-hoc job.”