The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has instructed four of its directors to enter into retirement.
The directive aligns with the circular outlining the eight-year tenure policy for directors within the public service.
In a statement released on Wednesday and signed by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC did not disclose the identities of the four directors affected.
Olumekun specified that two of them held leadership roles at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, while the other two served as administrative secretaries in the states.
He said, “Following the Federal Government circular HSCF/SPSO/268/T3/2/37 issued on 27th July 2023, the commission has approved the implementation of a policy mandating all directors with eight years or more of service to retire from the public sector.”
“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.”
On December 4, 2023, report state that ten directors, each overseeing different departments within the commission, formally concluded their service upon reaching either the compulsory age of 60 or completing 35 years of service.