The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) says it has engaged no fewer than 4,000 ad hoc staff for the conduct of the Oct. 6 local government elections.
Mr Ayuba Wandai-Usman, Chairman of the commission disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lafia.
Wandai-Usman said that the commission would begin intensive training of the ad hoc staff on Sept. 27, to ensure the successful conduct of the elections.
He explained that seven political parties would be fielding candidates in the 13 local government chairmanship and 147 councillorship elections in the state.
“We have concluded all arrangements for the conduct of the elections, all logistics are in place.
“We are fully funded and have religiously followed our timeline of activities leading to the conduct of the elections. I can confidently say that we are good to go,” Wandai-Usman said.
Wandai-Usman said the commission was collaborating with the National Union of Roads Transport Workers (NURTW) on transportation of electoral materials to polling units across the state.
He said that adequate security arrangements have been made in collaboration with security agencies for effective policing of polling units.
Wandai-Usman appealed to political parties and their supporters to abide by the rules of the game to ensure peaceful polls in the state.