The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission said it has commenced the recruitment of ad hoc staff for the September 28 local government poll in the state.

The commission in a press statement on Thursday, signed by the Chairman, Genevieve Osakwe, said the ad hoc staff would serve in various capacities during the poll.

Osakweh listed the category of positions available to include local government returning officers, ward collation officers, supervisory presiding officers, presiding officers, poll clerks, and poll orderlies.

She stated that applications for Local Government Returning Officers, Ward Collation Officers Supervisory Presiding Officers, and Presiding Officers should be submitted to ANSIEC, Headquarters, Awka, while applications for Poll Clerks and Poll Orderlies, are to be submitted at ANSIEC Local Government offices in all the 21 Local Government Areas in the State.

The statement read in part, “ANSIEC invites applications from interested eligible citizens of Anambra State for consideration and recruitment as Ad-hoc Staff to serve in various capacities in the forthcoming local government election.

“Eligible candidates could be retired and serving public officers of the federal and state governments, academic and non-academic staff of tertiary institutions, degree or HND holders, as well as OND holders or minimum of secondary school certificate holders.

“The application must be accompanied by two recent passport-size photographs and bio-data, stating the name, age, gender, address of current employment status or last place of employment, and three references one of which must be from present employment.

“A letter of introduction from the traditional ruler/president-general of their communities, among others should be addressed to The Chairman, Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission.”

The deadline for submission of the application was given as August 25.

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