Ad-hoc staff members of the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) detailed to distribute voting materials in 25 wards
under Ikeja local government of Lagos state have refused to move voting
materials for the commencement of voting process.
Daily Trust correspondents who were at the Local Government Primary
School, Ikeja witnessed the protest of the ad-hoc staff, many of whom
are corps members.
They insist that except they are paid N20,000 they are meant to
collect, they will not go to the polling units to commence voting
process.
One of the Corps members who spoke to our correspondents lamented
that they had to take the action because the INEC officials in the state
refused to pay them their allowances for the Presidential and National
Assembly elections held on February 23.
“No pay, no work! We won’t move out from here except the
N20,000 due to us are paid in full. We received N7,000 alert but we are
not ready to be taken for granted again like they did during the
presidential election,” the ad-hoc staff, who craved anonymity, said.
The INEC Supervisory Polling Officer (SPO) met at the primary
school said there is nothing she can do about the situation as the
available money has been shared at N7,000 per each corps member.
“We have distributed materials since yesterday evening. But
they are insisting that they won’t move to the field to commence
polling. What can I do? Where am I going to get the N20,000 each which
they are demanding?” the SPO said.
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