INEC Redeploys Five RECs, Four Directors in New Administrative Changes

*Nick Dazang, Andy Ezeani to proceed on terminal leave

Chuks Okocha in Abuja

As part of administrative restructuring to strengthen the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2023 general election, the commission has announced the redeployment five Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs).

It has also deployed of five of its directors to new offices, while announcing the commencement of terminal leave of Nick Dazang, the hitherto Director of Voter Education.

In a statement signed by the National Commissioner in charge of Publicity and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, the commission said in the new postings, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Osun State, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, has been redeployed to Ogun State.

At the same time, the statement said his counterpart in Ogun State, Prof. AbdulGaniy Olayinka Raji, will take charge as REC, Osun State, while the REC for Bayelsa State, Dr. Cyril Omorogbe, would take up his new role as the REC for Cross River State.

Okoye said Dr Emannuel Alex Hart would proceed 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, adding that the Director (Voter Education and Publicity), Mr. Nick Dazang, had proceeded on terminal leave.

As a result, Mr. Victor Ayodele Aluko has been reassigned from Director (Administration) to Voter Education and Publicity as Director, while Mr. Mikah Thabbal Lakumna was redeployed to Administration from his erstwhile position as Director (Security).

Further, the commission said Mr. Nduh Lebari Samson moved from the office of the Secretary to the Commission to Director (Security); Mr. Yakubu Mohammed Duku, Director in the Electoral Operations Department, has proceeded to Niger State as the substantive Administrative Secretary.

The handing over and taking over ceremonies, the commission said would be completed by Monday 13th September 2021, stressing, however, that that the redeployments were routine administrative postings.