INEC TO DEPLOY 753 PERSONNEL FOR ETCHE STATE AND FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY ELECTIONS

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is to deploy 753 Election Day personnel to conclude the Saturday, 25th February Etche II State Constituency and Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency elections in Rivers State.

The areas affected in the Etche State and Federal Constituency elections are: One (1) Local Government; Eighteen (18) Registration Areas, 147 Polling Units, 163 Voting Points, and 60, 874 Registered Voters.
A breakdown of the 753 personnel to be deployed shows that INEC will deploy: One (1) Returning Officer for the Federal Constituency Election; One (1) Returning Officer for the State Constituency Election; One (1) Local Government Area Collation Officer; 18 Registration Area Collation Officers; 18 Supervisory Presiding Officers; and 147 Presiding Officers.

Others are: 489 Assistant Presiding Officers (I, II and III); 30 Assistant Presiding Officers (VP); 26 Reserve Assistant Presiding Officers (5%); Constituency Supervisors (1 Federal and 1 State Constituency); 1 Local Government Area Supervisor; and 19 Registration Area Supervisors + 1Reserve.