Oath of neutrality! 12,000 Ad-hoc staff administered in Taraba state — INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
in Taraba on Saturday administered the oath of
neutrality on the 12,000 ad-hoc staff it trained for the
March 28 and April 11 polls.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
Magistrate Yazeedu Aliyu of the Chief Magistrates’
Court, Jalingo, administered the oath on behalf of the
commission.
Speaking at the occasion in Jalingo, Mr Fabian Yame,
INEC’S Head of Public Affairs in the state, explained
that the exercise was aimed at ensuring that the ahoc
staff were unbiased.
Yame said the exercise was being carried out in all the
local government headquarters across the state.
The spokesman, who also disclosed 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.
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