The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended further annual leave for its staff as preparations intensify for the 2027 general elections.
INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, announced the directive on Friday, November 6, during a staff readiness meeting in Lokoja, Kogi State, saying the measure was necessary to ensure adequate personnel availability ahead of the polls.
Amupitan also announced improved salaries, hazard and field allowances under a new Consolidated Election Management Body Salary Structure, which took effect in January 2026.
He further disclosed a 150 per cent increase in monthly overhead allocations to state offices, alongside the distribution of operational vehicles to improve logistics.
The INEC chairman warned that negligence, absenteeism, financial misconduct and political partisanship among electoral officials would attract sanctions.
He added that the commission was strengthening its technological preparations, including configuring 57,000 newly procured BVAS devices and auditing its electronic results management systems ahead of the elections.
The presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled for January 16, 2027, while governorship and state assembly polls will follow on February 6.
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