The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the list of 30 ad-hoc staff of the Commission who took part in Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi state.
The affected staff were mainly those posted to the Olamaboro council area of the state by the Commission.
They were declared missing around 1:00am on Sunday morning during the final collation of results in the local government.
The missing INEC staff include Presiding Officers (POs) and Assistant Presiding Officers (APOs) of polling units in Imane ward 1 and 2 of Olamaboro LGA of Kogi State.
Many of the ad-hoc staff used by INEC are NYSC members.
This is also as a minute silence was observed for an ad-hoc staff who was killed in Ibaji council area.
The Election Officer, in-charge of collating and announcing the local government’s results, Garba Mahmood, said the INEC ad-hoc staff were reported missing after the observation of some police officers who raised concern that they were last seen shortly after voting ended on Saturday.
Mahmood said repeated calls to their telephone numbers did not go through.
According to those who witnessed the declaration by Mahmood, the official asked party agents whether or not the missing staff should be waited for. Based on their response, he declared them missing.
Mahmood then released the names of the missing persons.
According to Premium Times, an online news portal, it tried to contact the spokesperson to the INEC chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, on the status of the missing staff, but he did not answer calls or reply to a text message sent to him.
The police spokesperson in Kogi, William Aya, could also not be reached on the status of the missing persons.
Hereunder is the list of the missing ad-hoc staff as provided by INEC and the police at the Olamaboro collation centre.
Olamaboro III
Unit 002- (1) Oladipo Victor
(2) Achimi Samson P-08136653704
(3) Umar Faruk Sani-08032745663
(4) Adama Ibrahim
Unit 006- (1) Abayomi Roseline E.
(2) Onuche Abel E
(3) Onojah Emmanuel
(4) Umoru Mariam-
Unit 013- (1) Effiong Akwaowo-Ukpe
(2) Mattew Agada
(3) Samuel Ibrahim
(4) Sado Bello
Imane 1
Unit 006- (1) Nzeofia Kingsley- Presiding Officer (PO)
(2) Hassan Musa- Assistant Presiding Officer 1 (APO 1)
(3) Ekele Michael – Assistant Presiding Officer 2(APO 2)
(4) Ahmed Mattew – Assistant Presiding Officer 3(APO 3 )
Unit 012 -(1) Ovioawho Omonefe B.- Presiding Officer (PO)
(2) Baba Eric -Assistant Presiding Officer 1 (APO 1)
(3) Gabriel Samuel Assistant Presiding Officer 2 (APO 2)
Unit 015-(1) Nwafor Emmanuel- Presiding Officer (PO)
(2) Agada Ochegeugwa- Assistant Presiding Officer 1(APO 1)
(3) Ojih Martina- Assistant Presiding Officer 2(APO 2)
Unit 016 (1) Ezugwu Stanley- Presiding Officer (PO)
(2) Mohammed Abdullahi- Assistant Presiding Officer 1(APO 1)
(3) Mohammed Ibrahim- Assistant Presiding Officer 2(APO 2)
(4) Adejoh Joy- Assistant Presiding Officer 3(APO 3)
Unit 022 (1) Adebisi Comfort – Presiding Officer (PO)
(2) Yusuf Sofiat- Assistant Presiding Officer 1(APO 1)
(3) Onoja Alice- Assistant Presiding Officer 2(APO 2)
(4) Onuche Vincent- Assistant Presiding Officer 3(APO 3)
.With additional report from Premium Times
