BY OLUMIDE ABUDU

THE ONDO STATE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION, ODIEC HAS COMMENCED CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THOSE THAT WOULD TRAIN ADHOC STAFF RECRUITED FOR THE FORTHCOMING LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION.

THE TRAINING WHICH IS BEING SUPPORTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEM, IFES WAS AIMED AT ASSISTING ODIEC STAFF IN ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ATITUDE FOR EFFECTIVE TRAINING OF OFFICIALS THAT WOULD CONDUCT THE POLL SLATED FOR AUGUST 22.

ONE OF THE FACILITATORS, PASTOR JOSEPH AKINBODEWA SAID THE TRAINING WAS MEANT TO TRAIN THE TRAINERS THE EXPECTED PROCEDURES BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE COUNCIL ELECTION.

TWO OF THE THIRTY SIX PARTICIPANTS, AN ELECTORAL OFFICER FOR ILAJE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MR IGBEKELE IKUEJAWA AND A RETURNING OFFICER, PROFESSOR OLUBAYO OLUDURO BOTH DESRIBED THE TRAINING AS IMPORTANT FOR THE LONG AWAITED COUNCIL POLL.

THE DUO NOTED THAT THE ORGANISERS PUT IN PLACE MEASURES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAID DOWN COVID 19 PROTOCOLS.

SPEAKING ON THE THREE DAYS TRAINING, ODIEC COMMISSIONER IN CHARGE OF MEDIA AND PUBLICITY, MR ROTIMI OLORUNFEMI SAID THE TRAINING BECAME IMPERATIVE IN VIEW OF THE NEED TO CONDUCT CREDIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES.

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