The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised a Task Force on how to get Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) to vote in the forthcoming 2015 General Election.
The task force, whose
constitution has been approved by the Chairman of INEC, Professor Attahiru
Jega, has a National Commissioner, Mrs. Thelma Iremiren, as chairperson; along
with nine (9) other members – including the Resident Electoral Commissioners
(RECs) of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.
Specifically, members of
the task force include the Director, Electoral Operations, Mr. Kayode
Oladimeji; Ag. Director, Legal Services, Barrister Ibrahim Bawa; Director,
Voter Registry, Engr. Emmanuel Akem; Chief Technical Adviser to the Chairman,
Professor Okechukwu Ibeanu; and Special Assistant to the Chairman, Professor
Mohammed Kuna. Others are the REC of Borno State, Professor Tukur Sa’ad; his
counterpart for Adamawa State, Barrister Kassim Gaidam; the REC of Yobe State,
Mallam Sadiq Abubakar Musa; and Director, Planning and Monitoring, Barrister
Okechukwu Ndeche, who is also the Secretary of the task force.
The terms of reference
of the task force are to examine the legal,
political, security and administrative challenges in achieving IDP voting
during the 2015 General Election. Evaluate the standards
and recommendations emerging from conferences and workshops by international
and local agencies on IDP voting, and determine their applicability to Nigeria
for the 2015 General Election, and to review the experiences
of other jurisdictions in dealing with the challenges of IDP voting.
The task force has seven
(7) working days from Monday, December 22nd, 2014 to submit its
report.
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