The presiding officer (PO) for
Polling Unit 003, Ward 1, Owerri Municipal Local Government Area, identified
simply as Ms Blessing has absconded.
Following the development, the
supervisory presiding officer appointed one Ebuka Orji to replace her.
The development came as many
members of the National Youth Service Corps in the state refused to take part
in Saturday’s elections. The corps members had been recruited and trained by
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as ad-hoc electoral
officers.
Imo State is one of the 29 states
electing governors while all the 36 states are electing state lawmakers.
Many members of the corps
members, who functioned as ad-hoc staff during the February 23 presidential and
National Assembly elections in Imo State, refused to take part in the ongoing
polls.
They cited the heightened tension
in the state and their ugly experiences during the last elections two weeks ago
for their refusal.
The spokesperson for INEC in the
state, Emmanuella Opara, said she was unaware of the boycott of the exercise by
corps members.
A Corps Liason Officer (CLO) in
Obowo Local Government Area of the state, Akabunwa Kachi, said that about 15 corps members in his local government area who participated in
the presidential election refused to take part in Saturday’s poll.
Ms Blessing’s action led to
confusion among the ad-hoc staff assigned to the unit.
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