When Nigerians discuss election preparedness, attention often turns to the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, its national commissioners and the technology the commission plans to deploy.
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But former INEC National Commissioner Mike Igini says the decisive test may lie further down the chain – with the temporary workers who manage voting and counting at polling units.
“The people that are going to conduct these elections are not the regular permanent staff of INEC,” Igini said during a television interview. “Nigeria needs to focus on the people that are going to conduct this election.”
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Source: Vanguard News
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