The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it did not remove the names of Igbo and South-South people from the list of ad hoc staff for Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in Lagos State.
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There were claims on social media that the electoral umpire in Lagos had removed the names of all of its ad hoc staff from the South-East and South-South from election duties for the March 18 elections. “The forthcoming governorship and House of Assembly will only require the services of 427 collation officers because only two elections are involved.
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