The Independent National Electoral Commission in Taraba
State on Saturday administered the oath of neutrality on its
12,000 ad-hoc staff trained for the March 28 and April 11
polls.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Magistrate Yazeedu
Aliyu of the Chief Magistrates’ Court, Jalingo, administered
the oath on behalf of the commission.
Speaking on the occasion in Jalingo, INEC’s Head of Public
Affairs in the state, Mr Fabian Yame, explained that the
exercise was aimed at ensuring that the ad-hoc staff were
unbiased.
Yame said the exercise was being carried out in all the local
government headquarters across the state.
The spokesman, who also added that INEC was fully
prepared for the elections, urged all stakeholders to
collaborate with the commission to ensure a peaceful, free,
fair and acceptable polls.
