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Plateau: INEC adhoc staff threaten to boycott guber polls over non-payment

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3 years ago

March 15, 2023

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Some corps members and ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Plateau State have threatened to boycott the March 18 governorship polls over alleged non-payment of their allowances.

The aggrieved ad-hoc staff and corps members who spoke to our correspondent said they have not been paid their election allowances for the February 25 presidential and national assembly elections that they conducted.

One of the corps members who spoke to matthewtegha blog said that even before the postponement of the governorship polls from the earlier date of March 11th he and some of his colleagues resolved to boycott the work over non-payment

He confirmed that it was agreed that they were to be paid N17500 for the February 25 presidential and national assembly elections but were only paid N2,500 afterward, with their account number taken for the future balance payment of N15,000 through bank transfer which they are yet to see almost 3weeks afterward.

The aggrieved corps member and his colleagues who were all recruited as adhoc staff regretted that despite the rigorous stress and threats to their lives, they are yet to be paid their full allowances.

“Imagine that some of us borrowed money to make it for the work, some even slept at primary schools during the polls but after all the risk we were only paid 2500 and made to fill our bank details on forms for which we have not received anything”

“Most of us have resolved that we will not go anywhere to suffer if our promised payment is not made” a corps member who begged to be anonymous said.

When contacted, Mr Dangpe from the Plateau INEC Accounts office, said the payments were currently ongoing as the delay in payment was the result of a poor network problem and banking issues.

He said, “We have so far paid 13 local government and as I speak to you were are working on resolving the payment of the other local government areas.

What is causing the delay is the network problem, especially that of Jos South LGA but hopefully, the accounting department will finish all the payments within the week” He said.

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Plateau relaxes curfew in Jos North after attack by bandits

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2 hours ago

May 13, 2026

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The Plateau State Government has reviewed the curfew imposed on Jos North Local Government Area following a satisfactory security assessment carried out in the affected area.

This was disclosed on Wednesday by Joyce Ramnap, the commissioner for information and communication.

According to her, the decision followed a satisfactory assessment of the security situation in the area.

“Curfew earlier imposed on the area is hereby further relaxed. Effective Wednesday, May 13, 2026, the curfew will now run from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily,” Ms Ramnap said.

“Residents are advised to continue to comply strictly with the directive and cooperate with security agencies,” she added.

She urged residents to remain law-abiding, vigilant, and report suspicious activities to security agencies, while appreciating their cooperation and understanding.

Ms Rambap also advised residents to report suspicious activities to security agencies.

The curfew was imposed following a deadly attack in Angwan Rukuba community where more than 30 persons were killed in the attack.