INEC meets NYSC, expresses readiness for elections

With exactly 49 days to the February 25 presidential election, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, on Friday, visited the National Headquarters of the National Youth Service Corp with a declaration that “we are set”.

The PUNCH reports that he was accompanied by senior members of the commission, National Commissioners and Directors.

According to him, Nigeria cannot conduct any successful election without the active participation of corp members as ad-hoc staff.

The NYSC acting Director-General, Christy Uba, demanded the review of the allowances of corp members by the NYSC in view of the prevailing economic situation in the country.

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