INEC staff Nigeria’s least paid workers, says Amupitan

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has said the commission’s workers are among the least-paid employees in Nigeria.
Amupitan disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while presenting INEC’s preparations for the 2027 general elections at a World Press Conference.
He said the commission had taken steps to improve the welfare of its personnel, arguing that better remuneration was necessary to ensure greater accountability among staff.
“INEC staff are the least paid in Nigeria. So, we felt if we want to demand and hold our staff responsible, we should give them a living wage,” Amupitan said.
According to him, INEC had been removed from...