{"id":34261,"date":"2021-01-01T20:23:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T20:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=34261"},"modified":"2021-01-01T17:22:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T17:22:40","slug":"inec-clears-air-on-recruitment-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/inec-clears-air-on-recruitment-exercise","title":{"rendered":"INEC clears air on recruitment exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday, cleared the air on the rumours of recruitment\/ employment, going round the country.<\/p>\n<p>This disclosure was made in a statement by the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, on Friday, in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The commission urged Nigerians to ignore all rumours of recruiting, adding that recruitment of fresh graduates and experienced professionals had since been suspended.<\/p>\n<p>According to Okoye: \u201cINEC wishes to once again draw the attention of members of the public to the activities of fake employment merchants and racketeers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe racketeers open fake employment websites, collect money from unsuspecting members of the public and issue fake employment letters purporting to be acting on behalf of the Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Okoye reminded the public that INEC would always conduct its activities in openness and transparency, making its recruitment process known publicly, to avoid any form of rumours.<\/p>\n<p>Okoye appealed to the public to be more conscious of the antics of fraudsters and not to fall victim to their criminal activities.<\/p>\n<p><b>By Emmanuella Ibe\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Opinions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday, cleared the air on the rumours of recruitment\/ employment, going round the country. This disclosure was made in a statement by the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, on Friday, in Abuja. 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