The Electoral Institute /IFES organises Technical Workshop EOs and AEOs on the Management of Electoral Training for the 2022 Ekiti State Governorship Election.
Oru Leonard
The Electoral Institute in collaboration with IFES organises a Technical Workshop for Electoral Officers (EOs) and Assistant Electoral Officers (AEOs) on the Management of Electoral Training for the 2022 Ekiti State Governorship Election.
The training which commenced on the 11th May will end tommorow 13th May, 2022 at Delight Hotel, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
The objective of the training is that at the end, participants should demonstrate the ability to organize and manage training on Polling and Counting procedures effectively and efficiently.
The training of Electoral Officers and Assistant Electoral Officers would focus on Election Day activities as well as an in-depth review of the Cascade Training plan for the forthcoming election scheduled to hold on 18th June, 2022 to ensure effective implementation of all Electoral Trainings across the 16 Local Government Areas in the State.
In his opening remarks, the Hon. Resident Electoral Commissioner, INEC Ekiti State, Dr. Tella Rahmon urged the EOs/AEOs to internalize the processes and procedures of Election Day activities so as to ensure quality and effective step down of the training. He stated further that the forthcoming election is a litmus test for the 2023 General Election.
The Director General of the Electoral Institute, Dr. Sa’ad Umar Idris in his goodwill message highlighted the importance of the training as it would expose the EOs/AEOs to the management and administration of training in preparation for the Ekiti State Governorship Election. The DG stated further that the technology driven innovations such as the BVAS and iREV introduced by the Commission into the processes and procedures of Election Day activities are measures to guarantee free, fair, credible and Inclusive election.
The Deputy Country Director IFES, Mr. Obaje Ukeh in his goodwill message appreciated the cordial relationship existing between TEI and IFES, he then charged the participants to take advantage of the training designed to sharpen their skills.
Also present at the training are Director Training, Dr. Binta Kasim Mohammed, Dr. Ibrahim Sani and other Management Staff of the training department.
(INEC Media)
