The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to deploy 10,294 workers in Saturday’s National and State Assembly rerun in Rivers State. The Rivers State election has been marred with violence and allegations of rigging.
The commission said 14 categories of workers would be deployed as follows: Three Returning Officers for the three senatorial districts; eight Returning Officers for federal constituencies; 10 Returning Officers for federal constituencies; 23 Local Government Collation Officers; 221 Registration Area Collation officers; 57 Collation Officers (for collation only at Registration Areas); 231 Supervisory Presiding Officers; 1,840 Presiding officers; 6,609 Assistant Presiding Officers (I, II and III); 661 Assistant Presiding Officers (VP); 363 Reserve APOs (five per cent) of APOs; 21 Constituency Supervisors (three SDs; eight FCs; 10 SCs); 24 Local Government Area Supervisors; and 223 Registration Areas Supervisors