INEC TO DEPLOY 1.4 MILLION ADHOC STAFF FOR 2027 ELECTIONS

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced plans to deploy more than 1.4 million ad hoc staff, mainly members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC for the 2027 general elections.

The INEC Chairman, Professor JOASH AMUPITAN, disclosed this during a strategic courtesy visit to the NYSC headquarters in Abuja to appreciate the corps for its continued support in Nigeria’s electoral process. 

AMUPITAN also revealed that the commission would require 707,384 corps members for the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for January 16, 2027, and another 707,384 for the Governorship and State Assembly elections fixed for February 6, 2027.

He added that additional personnel would also be needed for off-cycle governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states, as well as bye-elections in Nasarawa, Enugu, Rivers, Ondo, Kebbi and Kano states, assuring the NYSC leadership that INEC would continue to improve security, welfare and insurance coverage for corps members involved in election duties.

In his response, OLAKUNLE NAFIUcommended the partnership between INEC and the NYSC, stressing that the scheme remained fully committed to supporting INEC in delivering free, fair, and credible elections across the country.