The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has adequate manpower for the conduct of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra.

Nwachukwu Orji, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state disclosed this on Tuesday in Awka while reacting to media reports that hundreds of the adhoc workers recruited by the commission for the election resigned en-masse.

“INEC is still in the process of recruiting the adhoc workers. In fact, we just finished the last training before this false report.

“As the head of the commission in Anambra, I am telling you authoritatively that we have more than enough manpower for the conduct of the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra”, Mr Orji said.

He said none of the adhoc workers being recruited had been given engagement letters, adding, “If we have not issued letters to them, how then can any of them resign?”

Mr Orji said the report was unfair to people looking for temporal work during elections. According to the commissioner, such news would scare away people who took INEC jobs during elections such as the coming one “to earn little money.”

(NAN)