The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubi, is in a meeting with the Acting Director General of the National Youth Service Corp, Mrs. Christy Uba


The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubi, is in a meeting with the Acting Director General of the National Youth Service Corp, Mrs. Christy Uba, to officially smoothen the participation of Corp members as ad-hoc staff in the upcoming general elections.


For over two decades, INEC has partnered with NYSC for the mobilization of Corp members to various parts of the country during the conduct of elections. Youth corp members form 90% of the workforce during elections.


The Chairman of INEC noted that the country can not conduct a successful election without the youth Corp members.


In his remarks, Prof Yakubu described corps members as “the most reliable, patriotic, educated and the largest election duty staff” in Nigeria. 


He pledged that INEC would continue to place premium on their security and provide insurance cover for emergencies.

The introduction of more technology in the country’s electoral system increasingly requires the partnership of INEC and NYSC.