CLAIM: “@PIDOMNIGERIA,” via their X (Twitter) page, alleged that INEC replaced trained NYSC Ad-hoc staff with suspected political party members in Bayelsa state.
FINDING: Wilfred Ifogah, Head of Voter Education and Publicity for INEC, Bayelsa state office, denied such an occurrence, stating that no trained personnel was substituted with individuals from unknown sources. He mentioned that the individuals who participated in the election as ad-hoc staff were the ones who succeeded in the recruitment process.
VERDICT: FALSE
SOURCES: Tribune Online