The task force, whose constitution has been approved by the Chairman of INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, has a National Commissioner, Mrs. Thelma Iremiren, as chairperson; along with nine (9) other members – including the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.

Specifically, members of the task force include the Director, Electoral Operations, Mr. Kayode Oladimeji; Ag. Director, Legal Services, Barrister Ibrahim Bawa; Director, Voter Registry, Engr. Emmanuel Akem; Chief Technical Adviser to the Chairman, Professor Okechukwu Ibeanu; and Special Assistant to the Chairman, Professor Mohammed Kuna. Others are the REC of Borno State, Professor Tukur Sa’ad; his counterpart for Adamawa State, Barrister Kassim Gaidam; the REC of Yobe State, Mallam Sadiq Abubakar Musa; and Director, Planning and Monitoring, Barrister Okechukwu Ndeche, who is also the Secretary of the task force.

The terms of reference of the task force are to:

(a)  Examine the legal, political, security and administrative challenges in achieving IDP voting during the 2015 General Election;

(b)  Evaluate the standards and recommendations emerging from conferences and workshops by international and local agencies on IDP voting, and determine their applicability to Nigeria for the 2015 General Election;

(c)  Review the experiences of other jurisdictions in dealing with the challenges of IDP voting;

(d)  Evaluate the adequacy of existing electoral legal framework for resolving the challenges of IDP voting in the 2015 General Election;

(e)  Determine what the Commission can do to ensure that IDPs are not disenfranchised, if the existing legal framework is inadequate;

(f)   Determine the scope of IDP participation that is practicable in the 2015 General Election; and

(g)  Submit a comprehensive report, which should embody specific recommendations on IDP participation in the 2015 General Election.

The task force has seven (7) working days from Monday, December 22^nd, 2014 to submit its report.