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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Recruitment for Observers

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was established by the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to organize elections for various political offices in the country.

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

 

Applications are invited for:

Job Title: Observer

Location: Nationwide

Description

  • The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at this moment invites registered Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Non-Governmental organizations (NGOs) and other interested stakeholders whose work is on democracy, governance, and election and who wish to observe the 2023 Elections scheduled to hold as follows:
    • Presidential and National Assembly on 25th February 2023
    • Governorship and States House of Assembly on 11 March 2023 to visit (http://observergroups.inecnigeria.org) and complete the application form. This is without prejudice to any previous correspondence with the Commission.
  • Completing the prescribed application form (EC 14A (1)) remains the only accepted means of applying.
  • In view of the above, interested observer groups should complete the application form (EC14A (1) and submit the same online along with other necessary documents (including evidence of past election observation).
  • Observer groups should particularly note that all other information including Legal status and evidence of registration with the Civil Society Desk at INEC Headquarters, Abuja among others are to accompany the online application.
  • Any falsification of documents in the submissions will lead to automatic disqualification and possible prosecution.
  • The list of successful observer groups approved for accreditation will subsequently be published in National Newspapers and on the Commission’s website.

Accreditation Of Successful Observer Groups

  • Each successful group would then be required to complete and submit online the Deployment of observer’s form (EC 14A (ii)).
  • Successful Observer groups should also note that passport photographs in JPEG format of their members to be deployed to the field shall be arranged on an Area Council basis and shall be submitted along with the deployment form (EC 14A (ii)). This is to enable the Commission to produce identification/accreditation tags for individual field observers.
  • All successful observer groups will be required to sign the Commission’s indemnity form before receiving their accreditation letters.

Notes on Election Observation Exercise

  • Observer groups should note that the core principle of election observation as contained in relevant UN, AU, and ECOWAS treaties and protocols, as well as INEC guidelines on Election observation (2008), which include impartiality, objective, and non-partisanship, should guide the conduct of observers during the election and any observer groups found compromise those principles be banned from future participation in election observation.

COVID-19 Protocols

  • In accordance with the prevailing circumstance in the country, accredited observer groups are expected to comply with all the regulations and protocols on COVID-19 as issued by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC Presidential Task Force, including INEC guidelines on COVID-19 including the provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as face masks, hand gloves, and hand sanitizers, as well as maintain Social distancing by all their members that will operate in the field on Election Day.
  • Details of COVID-19 Protocols as it relates to the election are available at (www.inecnigeria.org), Please be guided accordingly.

Application Closing Date
14th October 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified Candidates/groups (Observer) should:
Click here to apply online

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