By Ayodele Oni, Akure
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmud Yakubu has assured adequate protection for corps members participating as adhoc staff during the Ondo State Gubernatorial election coming up next month.
The INEC Chairman stated this during the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) meeting in Akure.
Professor Yakubu said that the success recorded during the recently held election in Edo State is an indication that the Commission is improving on its operation in all ramifications and cannot afford to lower the bar come October 10, 2020.
“NYSC is one of our principal partners at ensuring that we have credible, free, fair and generally acceptable election and we shall do all things legally possible to make sure that their participation is not in any way jeopardised”.
Earlier, the State Coordinator, Mrs. Grace Akpabio restated the stand of the NYSC that corps members should not be posted to riverine areas for the election duties.
Mrs. Akpabio revealed that NYSC members have been sensitised on the roles expected of them during the election.
At the meeting, the state Commissioner of Police, Bolaji Salami allayed the fears expressed by the NYSC management and disclosed that the corps members would receive the best from the security personnel deployed for the election.
