The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to recruit and deploy over 11,000 ad-hoc personnel for the Plateau- North senatorial zone election re-run.
The commission also said all registered political parties were eligible to participate in the re-run election.
Oliver Agundu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Jos, the state capital, on the upcoming re-run election.
Agundu said the re-run was ordered by a court and would involve a senatorial election in Plateau North, as well as the Federal House of Representative election in Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency. He highlighted the need for active participation and orderly conduct to ensure a peaceful election on February 3, 2024.
He clarified that the re-run election was not due to any failure on the part of INEC but was strictly based on a party in the contest failing to obey a court order and lacking structure at the time of the initial election. Agundu also mentioned the position of the highest court in the country regarding the matter.
The election would be conducted in six local government areas of Plateau North. These include Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Jos East, Jos North, Jos South, and Riyom, which together have 73 Registration Areas (RAs) and 2,266 Polling Units (PUs), with a total of 1,234,761 registered voters. Out of these, 1,167,001 have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).
Additionally, the Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency within the same Plateau North senatorial district consists of two local government areas of Jos North and Bassa with 30 registration areas (RAs) and 1,209 polling units (PUs), totaling 647,409 registered voters with a PVC collection of 614,956.
He solicited media support to ensure fair reportage and timely information on public responsibilities in ensuring a transparent, fair, and inclusive election.
