INEC TRAINS SPOS ON POLLING AND COUNTING PROCEDURES
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has begun training of Supervisory Polling (SPOs), on Polling and Counting Procedures in Preparation for Ekiti East State Constituency bye election scheduled for March 20th, 2021.
The 2 days Training which is 3rd-4th March, 2021. is organized by the Electoral Institute (TEI), with the objective that at the end of the Training, participants should demonstrate the ability to organize and conduct training on Polling and Counting for POs/APOs and also effectively perform the electoral functions of SPOs in line with the First Supplementary Guidelines and Regulations to Elections and the INEC Policy on Conducting Elections in the Context of COVID -19 Pandemic.
The Training which is the first Training in Ekiti State under Covid 19 pandemic, was declared opened by the Administrative Secretary in the absence of Resident Electoral Commissioner, INEC Ekiti State.
In his remarks the Admin. Sec. urged the participants not to view the training as familiar as there’s always something new to learn, he reiterated that the participants put up the right attitude and proper conduct not only during the training but also in the course of conducting the election.
The Director General TEI, Dr. Sa’ad Umar Idris in his goodwill message welcomed participants and advised them to be non partisan in the discharge of their duties. He further charged participants to ask questions where necessary, highlighting the importance of the training so as to ensure quality step down of the training for Presiding Officers (POs) and Assistant Presiding Officers (APOs). The participants adhered to the PTF/NCDC guidelines by ensuring social distancing in sitting arrangements, temperature checks, wearing of face masks and use of Hand sanitizers during the training.
The Training will highlight among others; the Voters Code of Conduct for Elections during the COVID-19 Pandemic as well as the Mock practice of the Revised Accreditation Process which involves the use of the Smart Card Reader (SCRs) for accreditation of Voters and the use of Z-PAD in the Upload of Polling Unit Results (scanned form EC 8A) on Portal for Public View.
Highlights of the Training:
