The Independent National Electoral Commission has withheld the allowances of 630 ad hoc staff for failing to return election materials and devices used for the November 6, 2021 Anambra State governorship election.
Dr. Nkwachukwu Orji, Anambra state INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, disclosed this during a news conference on Tuesday in Awka.
Orji said “The commission has taken the unfortunate decision to withhold the allowances of staff involved in the act, pending the return of the materials to the commission,” he said.
The INEC official named some of the materials to include Bio-modal Voters Accreditation System machines, battery chargers, cables and other accessories.
Orji explained further that, although, some of the staff concerned have started returning the items, the commission has resolved to place an order that all the materials must be returned before payment would be made to them.
