Determined to promote a culture of efficiency and optimise the performance of its members of staff, the National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmud Yakubu has approved the redeployment of 186 staff nationwide.
Affected in the shake-up are 46 Heads of Department (HODs) and 140 Electoral Officers (Eos) who have either served in their states of origin or have served for more than two electoral cycles in the same state.
INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee Chairman Festus Okoye, who disclosed this in a statement, said the move is aimed at ensuring efficiency and optimal performance of the commission.
He said all redeployed staff are to complete the handing over and taking over not later than Wednesday March 9, 2022.
Okoye said the redeployment would be an ongoing exercise and would extend to other categories of staff in the Commission’s Headquarters, State and Local Government offices nationwide.
He said: “The Commission met on Thursday 24th February 2022, and deliberated on a number of issues, including the deployment of staff across the country to ensure efficient and optimal performance.
“The affected staff are either serving in their States of origin or have served for between 10 and 32 years in the same State. The Commission considers this development as unhealthy for the sensitive responsibilities they discharge. In line with the Commission’s existing posting policy, henceforth no Head of Department (HoD) or Electoral Officer (EO) shall serve in his/her State of origin. Furthermore, no staff shall serve for more than two electoral cycles in the same duty post.”