INEC Complies With 8-Year Tenure Policy, Retires Four Directors

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has stated that four of the commission’s director will proceed on terminal leave after completing their eight year tenure in office.

INEC said the move is in compliance with the implementation of a policy mandating all directors with eight years or more of service to retire from the public sector.

The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, stated this in Abuja on Wednesday.

Olumekun said that following the Federal Government’s circular, HSCF/SPSO/268/T3/2/37, issued on July 27, the commission 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 is important to note that clinical officers in the medical cadre are exempted from this policy, as clarified in Circular MH. 7205/T/31, dated September 7,” he said.