Anambra 2017: 8,000 corps members available for poll – NYSC
The National
Youth Service Corps ( NYSC ) says no fewer than 8, 000 corps members
presently serving in Anambra will be available for the conduct of the
forthcoming governorship election.
Mr Ebenezer Olawale, the NYSC Coordinator in the state, said this in Awka on Sunday.
Olawale said the data of corps members
in the state had been transmitted to the Independent National Electoral
Commission ( INEC ) for planning ahead of the Nov. 18 election.
He said more corps members would be moblilised from neighbouring states in case of shortfall.
“It is no longer news that the NYSC is
partnering with INEC in the conduct of credible, fair and good
elections, Anambra’s case is not different.
“My office and that of the Resident
Electoral Commission have been working assiduously to ensure that corps
members participate fully in the exercise.
“As we all know, corps members are
supposed to be non-partisan, they are not from this state, so we expect
them to be fair and they are evenly distributed across the state.
“We have no fewer than 10,000 corps
members in this state but assuming that not all of them will be
interested in taking part in the election, we have 8,000 available for
this purpose.
“I have supplied INEC with the data of
the available corps members in the state and where they are not enough,
we shall mobilse from neighbouring states,” he said.
Olawale also said the NYSC was working with security agencies to ensure the security of all corps members.