10th April, 2022
By Abbas Bamalli
Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission (KTSIEC) said it has engaged over 10,000 ad-hoc staff for the conduct of the April 11 local government elections in the state.
Alhaji Ibrahim Bako, the KTSIEC Chairman, disclosed this during the distribution of sensitive and non-sensitive materials on Sunday in Katsina.
According to Bako, all security arrangements have been put in place to make the exercise free, fair and credible.
He added that early distribution would enable the materials to reach the areas early so that the conduct of the elections would commence at the appropriate time.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the materials include ballot papers and result sheets, which were distributed in the presence of party agents after inspection and cross checking, to the 34 local government areas.
Other materials distributed include about 334 cartons of forms EC 8A, B, C and E, containing booklets for both the Chairmanship and Councillorship Electoral ballot papers.
The state government has declared April 11 as work-free day for the electorates to come out en masse and participate in the local council’s elections.
Similarly, the Katsina State Police command also announced restriction of movement of persons and vehicles from 6 a.m to 6 p.m, on April 11.