INEC- Promise to meet with ASUU tomorrow regarding the 2019 general elections.

By Punarimam Fehintola

The independent National Electoral commission INEC has promised to meet with the striking Academic staff   union of universities ASUU to find possible ways to find solutions as regard the general elections. 

INEC Chairman professor Mahmood Yakubu said the commission is going to meet with the union leaders “I wish to reassure Nigerians that we are on course to deliver credible elections in 2019. Let me also seize this opportunity to confirm that the Commission will meet with the national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) tomorrow Friday 4th January 2019 at 4pm.

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the ongoing strike by the Union but only in relation to our preparations for the General Elections. We are concerned that the bulk of critical election duty staff are drawn from the universities.

“We are determined to ensure that processes are not affected by the Union’s industrial action. ASUU is a critical partner to the Commission in delivering credible elections. We look forward to the meeting and we are confident of a positive outcome”.

The INEC chairman disclosed this during a press briefing to inaugurate two committees ahead of the 2019 general elections in Abuja.

The two committees are on electoral logistics and  electoral centers.

According to the INEC Chairman the first Committee is responsible for electoral logistics. “The Commission is aware that the conduct of a General Election is the biggest and most complex logistics operation a nation can undertake. Sensitive and non-sensitive materials procured by the Commission must be delivered to almost 200,000 locations nationwide, ranging from the polling units to the various Ward, Local Government, State and the National collation centres for the 1,558 constituencies into which elections will be conducted.

Professor Mahmood further explained that “The second ad hoc committee, which is entirely internal to the Commission, shall be responsible for the national collation centre from where results of the Presidential election will be announced. As was the case in 2015, the Commission will use the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja”.

These are members of the adhoc committee for the 2019 general elections as stated by INEC.

COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEES.

Committee on Electoral Logistics

1. National Commissioner AVM Ahmed Tijjani Mu’azu (rtd) – Chairman

2. National Commissioner Engr. Abubakar Nahuche – Member

3. National Commissioner Malam Mohammed Haruna – Member

4. Central Bank of Nigeria – Member

5. Nigeria Customs Service – Member

6. Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria – Member

7. Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) – Member

8. Nigeria Immigration Service – Member

9. The Nigeria Police Force – Member

10. Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps – Member

11. The Department of State Services – Member

12. Nigerian Army – Member

13. Nigerian Navy – Member

14. Nigerian Air Force – Member

15. Director, Electoral Operations Department, INEC – Member

16. Director, Estate Works & Transport, INEC – Member

17. Director, Procurement INEC – Member

18. Director Stores – Member/Secretary

Committee on Collation Centre

1. National Commissioner Amina Bala Zakari – Chairman

2. National Commissioner Prof. Anthonia T. Okoosi-Simbine – Member

3. National Commissioner Barr. Festus Okoye – Member

4. Chief Technical Adviser to Hon. Chairman, Prof. Bolade Eyinla – Member

5. Chief Press Secretary to Hon. Chairman, Rotimi L. Oyekanmi – Member

6. Director, ICP Department, INEC – Member

7. Director, ICT Department, INEC – Member

8. Director, EPM Department, INEC – Member

9. Director, Security Department, INEC – Member

10. Director, P&M department, INEC – Member

11. Director, Health Services Department, INEC – Member

12. Director, Commission Secretariat, INEC – Member/Secretary