By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja
Sequel to the latest directive of the Federal Government, four Director of the Independent National Electoral Commission are to proceed on retirement with immediate effect.
This was confirmed in a Statement on Wednesday by the INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun in Abuja.
A Federal Government Circular: HSCF/SPSO/268/T3/2/37, issued on July 27, 2023, it will be recalled, had
mandated all Directors with eight years or more of service to retire from the public sector.
According to the statement by Olumekun, “:As per this directive, four Directors of the Commission will proceed on terminal leave.
“Two of them serve as Heads of Departments at the National Headquarters, while the other two are deployed as Administrative Secretaries in our State offices.
“However, it’s important to note that Clinical Officers in the medical cadre are exempt from this policy, as clarified in Circular MH. 7205/T/31 dated 7th September 2023.
“The Commission wishes the affected Directors the best as they retire from service”, the statement said.
