Abuja ------------ The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has redeployed two Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, and eight other directors in the commission.
This was made known by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in Abuja on Tuesday.
The RECs redeployed according to Okoye were Dr Cyril Omorogbe from Cross River to Akwa-Ibom; and Dr Alalibo Sinikiem from Edo to Rivers.
Also, the eight directors redeployed were Paul Omokore from Planning and Monitoring Department, Headquarters to be the Director of ICT at the Headquarters, Abuja, while the Director of ICT, Chidi Nwafor has been redeployed from the headquarters to Enugu as the state Administrative Secretary.
In the same vein, the Administrative Secretary, Anambra State, Mr Chima, was directed to resume as the Director, Planning and Monitoring Department, Headquarters, Abuja; while the Administrative Secretary in Enugu State, Mr Jude Okwuanu, has been moved to Anambra State as the state Administrative Secretary.
Others include the acting Director, Human Resource Management, Headquarters, Usman Wase, who was redeployed as acting Administrative Secretary, Nasarawa State; while Mr Salisu Garba the Director in the Electoral Operations Department was deployed to take over as Director Procurement, Headquarters, Abuja.
The commission also redeployed the acting Administrative Secretary, FCT, Waziri Zanna, as acting Director, Human Management, Headquarters, Abuja.
The statement also said that the acting Administrative Secretary of Nasarawa State,Godwin Edibo, is to resume as the acting Administrative Secretary of FCT.
Okoye noted that the redeployment was in line with the extant policy.
He said that the redeployments/postings take immediate effect, while handing and taking over should be concluded on/or before Friday August 26, 2022, adding that on March 24, 2022, the commission redeployed 385 members of staff nationwide.
According to him, the redeployment and posting was a routine exercise.
