The chairman of the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has sworn in six resident electoral commissioners, RECs.
Yakubu performed the inauguration at an occasion held on the fee’s headquarters in Abuja on Friday.
He urged the brand new RECs to make use of their experiences to discharge their tasks according to the electoral authorized framework.
DAILY POST studies that with the swearing-in of six RECs, all vacancies have been stuffed within the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The conduct of elections is just not solely an enormous accountability but in addition a sacred obligation. As RECs, you’re the representatives of the Fee within the varied states to which you may be deployed shortly. The work of the fee is, to say the least, very difficult. I’m glad that two of you, Dr. Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem and Mukhtar Umar Gajiram, have been reappointed for a second time period, having served for an preliminary time period of 5 years as RECs, whereas Dr. Sa’advert Umar Idris and Mrs. Feyijimi Saseyi Ibiyemi have been profession employees of the Fee,” he stated.
“Chukwuemeka Christopher Ibeziako, a non-public authorized practitioner, and Umar Yusuf Garba, with years of expertise within the personal sector, are coming into the fee for the primary time.
“Collectively, all six of you’ve gotten cumulative expertise in election administration or the administration of public affairs to justify the boldness reposed in you to serve within the excessive workplace of REC,” the INEC boss added.
“As you assume or resume obligation, I urge you to focus in your tasks. Let me make it clear from the outset that you should always be guided by the electoral authorized framework, the code of conduct for RECs, and the laws and tips governing the fee’s operations,” he stated.