INEC GIVES AUTOMATIC EMPLOYMENT TO DISABLED EX-CORPS MEMBER

The Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) has offered automatic employment to an
Ex-Corps member Daniel Oluwatobi, who served in
Yobe State and lost his sight as a result of his
involvement in a road accident while on election
duty during the 2011 general elections.
During the presentation of the employment letter
to Mr. Oluwatobi at a brief ceremony held at the
NYSC Directorate Headquarters Abuja, the INCE
Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu thanked the
NYSC for the cordial relationship between the two
organisations since the signing of the MOU between
them in 2010.
The INEC Chairman appreciated the contributions
of Corps members towards entrenching a credible
electoral process in the country, noting that they
were the most committed as far as INEC duties
were concerned.
Professor Mahmood used the occasion to solicit the
support of the NYSC during the forthcoming
supplementary elections in Rivers, Kogi and
Anambra States as well as this year’s governorship
elections in Edo and Ondo States.
In his remarks, the NYSC Director-General
Brigadier General Suleman Kazaure thanked the
INEC Chairman for the visit. He also thanked INEC
for the kind gesture of offering automatic
employment to Mr. Oluwatobi.
The Director-General pointed out that there was
the need to review the MOU between the two
organizations.
He particularly emphasized the need to enhance
measures towards the safety of Corps members
during elections as well as the review of the
allowance given to them and the insurance cover.
Speaking later in an interview, the Ex-Corps
member Daniel Oluwatobi thanked both INEC and
NYSC for showing concern about his plight noting
that with their intervention, he was now a happy
person.
PHOTO: NYSC Director-General Brig Gen SZ
Kazaure presenting INEC's employment letter to
Ex-Corps member Oluwatobi. 1st left is the
Commission's Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu.