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INEC Reassigns Akwa Ibom and Edo RECs, as well as Eight Directors.
INEC Reassigns Akwa Ibom and Edo RECs, as well as Eight Directors.
Eight directorate level employees and two resident electoral commissioners (RECs) have been reassigned by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The Commission redeployed 385 employees countrywide on March 24, 2022, and at that time it declared that this would be a regular procedure that would occur periodically. NewsReport learned.
The deployment was in accordance with the current policy, according to a statement released on Tuesday by Barrister Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee.
Those redeployed are; Dr Cyril Omorogbe, REC Cross River State who is now REC Akwa Ibom State; Dr Alalibo Johnson Sinikiem, REC Edo State now REC Cross River State; Engineer Paul Omokore Director, Planning & Monitoring Department, Headquarters, Abuja now Director ICT, Headquarters, Abuja; Engineer Chidi Nwafor, Director, ICT now Administrative Secretary, Enugu State; Mr Chima Duruaku, Administrative Secretary, Anambra State now Director, Planning & Monitoring Department, Headquarters, Abuja.
Others are; Mr. Jude Okwuanu, Administrative Secretary, Enugu State now Administrative Secretary, Anambra State; Usman Musa Wase, Acting Director, Human Resource Management, Headquarters, Abuja now Acting Administrative Secretary, Nasarawa State; Mr Salisu Garba, Director in the Electoral Operations Department now Director Procurement, Headquarters, Abuja; Barr. Waziri Zanna, Acting Administrative Secretary, FCT now Acting Director, Human Resource Management, Headquarters, Abuja; and Godwin Wada Edibo, Acting Administrative Secretary, Nasarawa State now Acting Administrative Secretary, FCT.
Okoye noted that the redeployments/postings take immediate effect, adding that handing and taking over should be concluded on/or before Friday 26th August 2022.
