The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has pledged computerized employment to members of the National Youth Sevice Corps, NYSC, who’re excellent throughout the common elections, ranging from Saturday.
INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu gave the reassurance throughout a briefing on Wednesday in Abuja.
Answering questions on the welfare of corps members seen sleeping on the ground the evening earlier than the the postponed elections, Yakubu assured that the welfare of NYSC Corps members could be adequately taken care of throughout the conduct of the elections.
He mentioned: “The youth corps members are among the many most educated, most dependable, most patriotic, and most available ad-hoc employees we’ve… so we don’t joke with the wellbeing of corps members.
“Arising from my interplay with DG NYSC yesterday, they’re taking a look at how they will mobilise mattresses, utilized by the youth corps members in camp to locations the place the youth corps members are going to remain the evening in order that the layover earlier than we open the polling items on Saturday may be extra snug for them.
“I’m ready for the DG NYSC to submit the small print to the fee, however I need to guarantee you that something that the fee can do to make the corps members snug, and all different employees, together with their welfare and safety, we’ll do.
“Those who do exceptionally well during elections are accorded automatic employment by the commission.”