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The electoral commission, INEC, has declared 30 of its staff missing.

The ad-hoc staff took part in Saturday’s Kogi State governorship election. They were posted to Olamaboro Local Government Area (LGA) by the commission.

They were declared missing around 1 a.m. on Sunday 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 corps of the NYSC.

Just as the whereabouts of the officials are unknown, results from the polling units where they served have also been declared missing.

Announcing the development, the LGA 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 at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Mr Mahmood said repeated calls to their telephone numbers did not go through.

According to a TIMES AND PTCIJ observer who witnessed the declaration by Mr Mahmood, the official asked party agents whether or not the missing staff should be waited for. Based on their response, he declared them missing.

Mr Mahmood then released the names of the missing persons.

TIMES tried to the spokesperson to the INEC chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, on the status of the missing staff. He did not pick calls or reply 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.

The Kogi governorship election was characterized by violence, ballot box snatching, intimidation of voters and vote buying in many parts of the state.

Although 24 candidates are contesting the election, it is seen as a context between incumbent governor Yahaya Bello of the APC and Musa Wada of the PDP.

See the list of the missing 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)

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why won't they miss when you have a biased security setup for the elextion I pity those who choose to risk their lives for politicians

Just to get power.

Buhari/INEC is a big minus to Nigerians!!!

They cannot conduct a successful election in just 2 states

Modified:

ehiski:

You should blame politicians and not INEC

Okay I will blame the crew and not the captain quantinue!!!

You should have blamed Nigerians instead of PDP's 16years

Dey shift goal post upandan!!!

Nawa o! Missing here, missing there. Inside life! A beg, I no fit stay for Nigeria again ooo...

A whole 30staffs ....No security agents around?!

I can't risk my life to be ad hoc staff in this type of erection.

Goodluck Jonathan still remain the best , but Nigerian citizen got themselves here

Happy Sunday

Dubai is such a beautiful city that even Americans, I mean the real Americans, not Mexicans or Brazilians, US citizens are proud of. To think Nigeria has the same oil as UAE baffles me. Corruption keeps proliferating. We don't even demand good leadership, we just take whatever they give us hoping one day a good leader will come. Who does that? Nigerians.
O my God Dubai, I'm late for 6 O clock mass

Sad.

They must have locked them up in a room, forcing them to alter results.

Even Bayelsa wasn't as bad as this.

They are somewhere thumb printing
for Bello.

They will reappear when the deal is done

Buhari is Nigeria's worst president

APC, Changi!!!

What is happening in Nigeria. This country might never get better.. If APC that promised change ,has now become worst than PDP. I give up on this country.. May thurder strike all our bad leaders,most especially all APC leaders. I just dey vex. Dis nonsense dey vex me...

I no fit laugh...

This APC government have been the worst on electoral malpractice.

Make them continue....power is transient

Y'all should congratulate GEJ for conducting one of the freest election in Nigeria, Buhari is very useless

Nor be only missing.

One politician has lodged them in one 5 star hotel thumb printing under 5 hp A.C.

Too bad.

Politics of hatred/bitterness everywhere

b0rn2fuck:
Goodluck Jonathan still remain the best , but Nigerian citizen got themselves here

Only a massive unified protest can pull Buhari (Mr Lifeless) out, if not na still suffering and smiling for Nigerians

Someone cheat you over and over, each time he tells you a new story to make you believe in the system, then he cheats you again... what should we call such situation?

Inside life

They r somewhere stamping ballot paper for bello.

This is where we find ourselves as a nation. Just imagine for some set of people to remain in power without considering their own children one day will pay for this... I wish them safe returns

I weep for Nigeria.

The main revolution won't be spear-headed by touts and jobless youths, but by seemingly comfortable workers in high places.

These people are just over-strechting their luck.

This is unheard of. When will Nigeria ever grow up politically? All these politics with bitterness takes us nowhere. I have been observing all these brigandage in the name of politics and keep I wondering when we'll ever get it right. I just hope the abducted would be released soon, even if they end up doing anything with the results. Lives first.

#IweepForthisCountry

This kogi election is proving to be badda than Port Harcourt election...

Bello knows their whereabout ...This is the change Buhari brought to us

Stop that please. They are not missing but waiting to get report from other areas so they can determine how many votes they need more.

After they terribly failed their leads, they still want to keep the seat of power at all cost.


If you did well as leader, all these wouldn't be neccasery cuz you have the confidence your leads will gladly cast their votes for you.

Pathetic