Chairman, Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission, Aniedi
Ikoiwak says 12 political parties will participate in the October 5 Local
Government election in the state.
He said, the 12 parties had submitted names of their candidates and equally
returned their nomination forms.
Ikoiwak who disclosed this in Uyo, the state capital while briefing journalists
on the level of preparations by the electoral body on Tuesday said
arrangements had been concluded for the deployment of 14, 0000 security
personnel to all the 4, 353 polling units and 369 wards across the 31 local
government areas of the state.
He also said, he had made it possible through the commission’s Consultative
Committee Meeting on Election Security, which has the Commissioner of
Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, and other security heads as members,
adding that over 17,000 forms had been received by the commission from
people who had applied to work as the commission’s ad-hoc staff, but added
that it would only engage between 12,000 and 13,000 after screening.
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