Shake-up as INEC redeploys 5 RECs, 4 directors

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has redeployed five Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs).

A National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said on Sunday in Abuja, that four other directors were also redeplyed.

He said in the new postings, the REC in Osun State, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, was redeployed to Ogun State while his counterpart in Ogun State, Prof. AbdulGaniy Olayinka Raji, was posted as REC to replace him in Osun State.

“In the same vein, the REC, Bayelsa State, Dr. Cyril Omorogbe, will take up his new role as the REC for Cross River State, while Dr Emmanuel Alex Hart proceeds to Bayelsa State as the REC from his former office in Cross River State.

“The REC, Zamfara State, Dr. Asmau Sani Maikudi, has also been redeployed to Kaduna State,” Okoye said.

Meanwhile, the Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Mr. Nick Dazang, has proceeded on terminal leave, consequently, Mr. Victor Ayodele Aluko has been reassigned from Director, Administration, to Voter Education and Publicity as Director, while Mr. Mikah Thabbal Lakumna is redeployed to Administration from his former position as Director, Security.

Also, Mr. Nduh Lebari Samson moves from the office of the Secretary to the Commission to Director, Security while Mr. Yakubu Mohammed Duku, Director in the Electoral Operations Department, proceeds to Niger State as substantive Administrative Secretary.

Okoye said the redeployments are part of INEC’s routine administrative postings and that handing and taking over activities should be completed by Monday, September 13, 2021.