INEC to Deploy 21,947 Personnel for Kogi, Bayelsa Guber Polls

INEC to Deploy 21,947 Personnel for Kogi, Bayelsa Guber Polls

05 Nov 2015


Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja

 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it plans to deploy a total of 21,947 personnel for the conduct of the Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections scheduled for Saturday, November 21, and Saturday December 5, 2015.
In a statement issued late on Wednesday evening, the commission said that it will deploy a total of 12,120 officers for the Kogi governorship election while 9,827 officers is to be used for the conduct the governorship election in Bayelsa State.
A breakdown of personnel to be deployed in the Kogi governorship election shows that apart from the Returning Officer, other personnel to be deployed for the election will include,  Local Government Collation Officers (21),  Registration Area Collation Officers  (239), Supervisory Presiding Officers (255), Presiding Officers (NYSC) - 2,548, Assistant Presiding Officers (7,644), Assistant Presiding Officers (883), Reserve APOs (5%) of APOs (NYSC) -426, Local Government Supervisors  and Head Quarters  (1) Reserve (22), Registration Area Cluster Supervisors and Head Quarters (1), Reserve (80), Constituency Supervisor.                                                                     

Similarly, the breakdown of personnel for the Bayelsa governorship election include, Returning Officer,  Local Government Collation Officers (8),    Registration Area Collation Officers (105), Supervisory Presiding Officers (180), Presiding Officers (NYSC)- 1,804, Assistant Presiding Officers (5,412), Assistant Presiding Officers (VP) (1,931), Reserve APOs (five per cent) of APOs (NYSC) -271, Local Government Supervisors and Head Quarters  (1), Reserve  (9), Registration Area Supervisors and Head Quarters (1), Reserve (106).