A Decision Extract of the Commission shows that the elections will take place across sixteen (16) states and they range from Senatorial, Federal House of Representatives to House of Assembly elections. States in which the elections are scheduled to hold are: Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Gombe, Imo, Kaduna, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau, Rivers and Taraba.
A breakdown of the elections shows that ten (10) will be for Senatorial Districts: seventeen (17) for Federal House of Representatives; and fifty three (53) for State Houses of Assembly.
A summary of the dates for the re-run elections is as follows:
Adamawa state, 13th February 2016; Benue state, 20th February 2016; Kaduna state, 20th February 2016; Plateau state, 20th February 2016; Niger state, 20th February 2016; Nasarawa state, 20th February 2016; Kogi state, 20th February 2016; Taraba state, 20th February 2016; Imo state, 20th February 2016; Anambra state, 5th March 2016; Bayelsa state, 5th March 2016; Akwa Ibom state, 12 March 2016; Cross River state, 12th March 2016; and Rivers state 19th March 2016.
A statement by the INEC’s spokesman, Nick Dazang said that the re-run elections are categorized into two: Supplementary/Partial and Whole. There will be seventeen Supplementary/Partial re-run elections made up of: one Senatorial; two Federal Constituencies and 14 State Constituency. There will be sixty three whole elections to be conducted as follows: eight Senatorial; 15 Federal Constituency and 40 State Constituency.
The statement said that the states affected by the re-run elections are grouped into six. They are Gombe state, 27th January 2016; Adamawa, 13th February 2016; Kaduna, Plateau, Niger, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Taraba and Imo, 20th February 2016; Abia, Anambra and Bayelsa, 5th March 2016; Akwa Ibom and Cross Rivers, 12th March and River 19th March 2016.
In a Public Notice issued and signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Mrs Augusta C. Ogakwu, INEC said that consequent upon the judgments of the Court, the Commission will conduct the elections in 69 of the said Constituencies with the same Political Parties and their respective candidates who participated in the annulled elections
The Commission further gave a list of the eleven other Constituencies, the Political Parties and Candidates who where entitled to participate.
Meanwhile, INEC’s Directorate of Stores has called for a digitization of INEC’s Store processes to support the Commission in decision making to leverage on the benefits of technology.
The call was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a one-day Induction and Up-dates Workshop of the Stores Directorate, held at the Commission’s headquarters last week.
The participants who were drawn from the Commission’s stores nationwide, agreed that equipping the Central, Electoral, and Zonal stores with the appropriate working materials would further enhance the efficiency of the stores and impact on the electoral process.
In his address, the Director of Stores, Saidu Dogonyaro, appreciated the new Commission under the leadership of Professor Yakubu Mahmood for the support in putting together such a timely event, which served as a refresher course for stores officers, saying “it will go a long way in enhancing and re-energizing officers of the Stores Directorate”.
The Acting Director of Audit, Tony Abarowei, advised the participants to avoid wastages and ensure proper documentation of all Stores processes.
Director of Planning and Monitoring, Okey Ndeche, urged participants to imbibe ethical principles in carrying out their responsibilities. Said he: “in every growing organization, the action or in-action of one affects all.”
He advocated for the development of code of ethics for store keepers, as he believed that it would ensure ethical conduct among store keepers.
At the end of the interactive and educative workshop, the participants issued a ten point communiqué:
1. The workshop praised and appreciated the Honorable Chairman of the Commission (Prof. Mahmood Yakubu) who graciously approved and released the funds for the workshop;
2. The five (5) Stores curriculum papers addressed Stores Administration, stating and expounding on all regulations books and documents of stores book-keeping;
3. The extra-curricular paper on Stress Management and Health tips was quite informative. Thoroughly explaining the causes, symptoms and management of stress, very useful for the staff and their family;
4. The workshop lamented the present posting and deployments of staff to the Zonal Stores, in which some staff are on loan from INEC state offices. It is recommended that posting to Zonal Stores be regularized;
5. A call for the computerization of INEC’s Stores’ processes to support the Commission in decision making to leverage the benefits of technology;
6. Equipping the Central Stores, Electoral, and Zonal Stores with the appropriate working materials such e.g. pallets, ladders, trolleys, and Shelves. Also, furnishing of the Zonal Stores was done last in 2009 and need replenishment;
7. Review of locations of some Zonal Stores. The workshop noted that some Zonal Stores locations are not cost effective;
8. Management and disposal of obsolete materials. All the Stores complained of congestion of their stores with obsolete materials and called for urgent boarding by BOSTEAC to create storage space for new stocks;
9. Caution in the customization and specification of some election forms and materials restrict their use to just the Election year and thereby resulting in wastages;
10. The workshop called for guided oversight over all the states INEC’s Stores by the Stores Directorate. This will ensure proper coordination and uniform documentation of all INEC’s stores processes. [myad]
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