News: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to Recruit 20,000 Personnel

He said no less than 35 candidates from various political parties emerged from their party primaries, while revealing that some of the parties conducted their primaries in the absence of the electoral umpire.

He pointed out some of the challenges that may affect the election process include the pro-Biafra agitators, general discontentment in the Southeast region and the security challenges in the region, which might rob off in the electoral process.

“The challenges already affecting job of the commission include funding, erratic power supply, policy delay and discontentment on the part of the electorate,” he said.

He, however, assured that the commission would over come the challenges.Earlier, the convener of the conference and Executive Director, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), Clement Nwankwo, said the Anambra poll would not only serve as a test run to the 2019 general elections, but would send a signal about the maturity of the nation’s electoral process and its democracy.

Nwankwo, who described the Anambra election as crucial to the commission, however, cautioned against the heavy presence of the military during the election, which he said, may scare the electorate from freely exercising their franchise.He underscored the need for adequate mobilisation of the Police to ensure they carry out their mandate efficiently.

Source: The Guardian