The Electoral Logistics Committee (ELOC) inaugurated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2027 common election will conclude its task after the polls, as it’s an ad-hoc committee arrange particularly to coordinate election logistics.
A dependable supply within the fee, who disclosed this to LEADERSHIP on Friday, mentioned the committee was not a standing committee however was constituted to coordinate logistics for the 2027 common election.
“Their duration ends immediately after the election. They are coordinating the logistics for the election. It’s an ad-hoc committee, not a standing committee,” the supply mentioned.
The clarification comes as INEC intensifies preparations for the 2027 common election with the inauguration of the committee, chaired by Rear Admiral Jamila Sadiq Malafa, OFR, mni.
INEC Chairman, Professor Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, inaugurated the committee on the fee’s headquarters in Abuja, describing logistics as one of the crucial and difficult facets of election administration.
He mentioned the fee adopted a multi-agency strategy to handle the complexities of transferring election personnel and supplies throughout Nigeria’s various terrain.
According to Amupitan, the committee’s duties embrace assessing INEC’s logistics necessities, growing a complete plan for the procurement, storage, distribution, deployment and retrieval of election supplies, and auditing the readiness of warehouses, autos and transport hubs.
Other phrases of reference embrace figuring out logistical gaps and recommending corrective measures, guaranteeing the well timed supply of supplies nationwide, monitoring compliance with authorized schedules and figuring out potential dangers comparable to transportation bottlenecks, shortages and safety threats.
The committee can also be anticipated to coordinate with INEC departments and state workplaces, formalise preparations for transporting election supplies by street, air and sea, and liaise with related authorities companies and transport unions to facilitate their motion.
Amupitan charged members to develop a versatile and resilient logistics framework able to addressing the nation’s geographical and safety challenges.
He warned that no eligible voter needs to be disenfranchised due to the late arrival of election supplies, stressing that the credibility of an election depended partly on the readiness of polling models and the well timed deployment of election supplies.
“We must move away from the era of ‘logistics challenges’ and move into an era of ‘logistics precision’,” the INEC chairman mentioned.
He expressed confidence that the early inauguration of the committee would assist lay the muse for a clear, environment friendly and credible 2027 common election.
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