By Kola Adeyemi
Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened an online portal for interested and eligible citizens who want to apply as ad-hoc staff for Ekiti and Osun governorship elections billed for June 18 and July 16 respectively.
The portal, with the link, http://pres.inecnigeria.org, was went live on Monday at 12:00am, and closes on Sunday April 24 at 12:00 midnight.
The INEC on its website said interested persons are to log into the portal, fill and complete the application form online for consideration as Ad-hoc staff in the elections.
The commission said it welcomed applications for all categories of Ad-hoc staff except Collation Officers.
Some of the available positions on INEC website are Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO), Registration Area Center (RAC), Manager Presiding Officer (PO), Assistant Presiding Officer (APO), and Registration Area Technical Support (RATECH) with requisite eligibility criteria.
All Applicants are to visit the Eligibility Page, where they will review the qualification/criteria necessary for any election staff position of interest.
However, applicants who have previously, applied ONLINE for any ad-hoc position prior to these elections are to click on the “LOGIN” button, while fresh applicants who have not applied online for an Ad-hoc position prior to coming elections are advised to click on the “REGISTER” button.
It said that citizens can also access more information on the process on the INEC website www.inecnigeria.org.( vitalnews)