MONROVIA – The final consignment of 1,130 kits of Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) materials arrived through the Roberts International airport in Margibi county on Saturday, March 12, 2923.
According to the National Elections Commission (NEC) press release, Commissioner Floyd Sayor, who chairs the steering committee on the 2023 elections and oversight on Logistics, the arrival of the materials puts National Elections Commission (NEC) in a strong position to commence the registration on Monday 20 March as planned.
The Release stated that the latest consignment follows the arrival on 28 February of the first consignment, mostly for training and the servers for the Data Management System.
Accordingly, the Release further stated that NEC is proceeding as planned to commence the registration exercise in the Phase One counties of Bomi, Grand Cape Mount, Grand Bassa, Gbarpolu, Margibi, and Montsurrado from 20 March to 9 April.
The Release noted that in preparation for the commencement, the Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop for Elections Magistrates, Assistant Magistrates, County Logistics Officers, and some staff of Headquarters was conducted from 1 to 5 March.
In conclusion, the Release said a 5-day training of electoral supervisors has also taken place while the training of 3,195 temporary staff commenced on 13 March and will be concluded on 17 March.
