By Emeka Nze
Abuja
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to deploy 18,511 to conduct the Edo governorship election scheduled for Saturday, September 10, 2016.
Edo state, which is made up of 18 local government areas, has a total of 1, 925, 105 registered voters; 192 Registration Areas (RAs); 2,627 Polling Units (PUs); and 4,011 Voting Points (VPs).
A statement issued by INEC said the Commission would deploy 1 Returning Officer; 18 Local Government Area Collation Officers; 192 Registration Area Collation Officers; 263 Supervisory Presiding Officers; 2,627 Presiding Officers 12, 036 Assistant Presiding Officers (APOs) I, II and III; 2,530 Assistant Presiding Officers (VP); 728 Reserve APOs (5%); 19 LGA Supervisors plus 1 HQ Reserve; and 97 RA Cluster Supervisors plus HQ 1 Reserve (2RAs/Supervisor).
