The strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is a big threat to the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said yesterday.
LEADERSHIP reports that over one million ad hoc workers are required by INEC from the federal institutions for the 2019 general elections but the ongoing strike by ASUU could affect the commission in sourcing for those to be trained ahead of the elections.
Speaking at a one-day seminar on media and gender sensitive reporting in elections organised by INEC and supported by UN Women and Canada, INEC national commissioner and chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr Festus Okoye, said that unless urgent steps are taken, the strike by ASUU could affect ad hoc staff made up of lecturers in federal institutions, members of the National Youth Service Corps and students of federal institutions.
“These categories of ad hoc staff will serve as returning officers, collation officers,…
