Against the tradition for general elections, the electoral commission, has also resolved to do away with the federal civil servants and school teachers as ad-hoc staff for the elections, as findings by the commission had revealed that these categories of people have ended being potential collaborators for election rigging and sundry electoral malpractices. Instead, the commission decided to continue with the deployment for electoral duties, of corps members, most of whom are serving in states other than those of their origin.
The MOBS, the REC explained was just a modified version of the popular open ballot system used in the June 12, 1993 elections widely acclaimed as the freest in the political annals of Nigeria. “The difference is that while open ballot exposed voters to everyone on their choice, the MOBS, though open but will allow voters make their choice secretly. “While accreditation and release of ballot papers to a voter could be done openly, the voter would thereafter retire to a secret place to exercise his franchise”, he stated.
The electoral commissioner explained further that accreditation of voters has been planned to take place at the same time throughout the federation while voting is also expected to start simultaneously. However, immediately after accreditation, a policeman would be made stand at the back of the last voter accredited so as to prevent non-accredited person to join the queue.
According to him, the meeting resolved that votes be counted and announced at the polling units, before it entered into the Form EC40, which would be signed by representatives of the various political parties, security agents, INEC officials and other relevant stakeholders and pasted at the voting unit immediately.
Said he:“Once accreditation stops, voting commences immediately. Before the commencement of voting, the number of accredited voters would be counted and the number of votes should not be more than accredited voters, it should be less.
The result of the election would be announced on the spot and filled into Form EC40 which will be pasted on the wall at the voting units and signed by all relevant stakeholders.
The MOBS, the REC explained was just a modified version of the popular open ballot system used in the June 12, 1993 elections widely acclaimed as the freest in the political annals of Nigeria. “The difference is that while open ballot exposed voters to everyone on their choice, the MOBS, though open but will allow voters make their choice secretly. “While accreditation and release of ballot papers to a voter could be done openly, the voter would thereafter retire to a secret place to exercise his franchise”, he stated.
The electoral commissioner explained further that accreditation of voters has been planned to take place at the same time throughout the federation while voting is also expected to start simultaneously. However, immediately after accreditation, a policeman would be made stand at the back of the last voter accredited so as to prevent non-accredited person to join the queue.
According to him, the meeting resolved that votes be counted and announced at the polling units, before it entered into the Form EC40, which would be signed by representatives of the various political parties, security agents, INEC officials and other relevant stakeholders and pasted at the voting unit immediately.
Said he:“Once accreditation stops, voting commences immediately. Before the commencement of voting, the number of accredited voters would be counted and the number of votes should not be more than accredited voters, it should be less.
The result of the election would be announced on the spot and filled into Form EC40 which will be pasted on the wall at the voting units and signed by all relevant stakeholders.
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