The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has promised automatic employment to members of the National Youth Sevice Corps, NYSC, who are outstanding during the general elections, starting from Saturday.

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu gave the assurance during a briefing on Wednesday in Abuja.

Answering questions on the welfare of corps members seen sleeping on the floor the night before the postpones elections, Yakubu said assured that the welfare NYSC Corps members would be adequately taken care of during the conduct of the elections.


He said:

The youth corps members are among the most educated, most reliable, most patriotic, and most readily available ad-hoc staff we have… so we don’t joke with the wellbeing of corps members.

“Arising from my interaction with DG NYSC yesterday, they are looking at how they can mobilise mattresses, used by the youth corps members in camp to places where the youth corps members are going to stay the night so that the layover before we open the polling units on Saturday can be more comfortable for them.

I am waiting for the DG NYSC to submit the details to the commission, but I want to assure you that anything that the commission can do to make the corps members comfortable, and all other staff, including their welfare and security, we will do.

“Those who do exceptionally well during elections are accorded automatic employment by the commission.

https://justofofo.com.ng/2019/02/2019-election-inec-to-offer-automatic-employment-to-corps-members/

Making promises seem to be the easiest thing to do for this people when it's time to implement now, nobody will be found.

Hmmm. Campaign strategy. INEC is indirectly campaigning for Buhari. With what has played out so far, after the postponement of the election from intimidation and arrest of tiiku's close ally on their own money they wanted to convert to naira for members logistics purposes nationwide, as even confirmed by the APC itself...(not stolen government funds oo), to the perceived intimidation of the opposition, it's obvious it was orchestrated by the apc out of fear. I'd have marked today because they'd deny saying this again in their usual habit. But there's no need to mark it because they have only today and tomorrow to prepare and fill-in their exit form.

Am sure he was putting on his APC (broom insignia) cap when saying this.