- Two heads of departments at the INEC headquarters in Abuja and two administrative secretaries in state offices are among those affected.
- The Commission wished the affected Directors the best as they retire from service.
Four of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) directors have been directed to take terminal leave in order to retire from their positions.
Two of the directors were Heads of Departments at the National Headquarters, while the other two are employed as Administrative Secretaries in the State offices, according to a statement released by INEC on Wednesday.
As stated in the INEC statement, which was signed by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, the directive complies with the federal government policy that requires all directors serving eight years or longer in the public sector to retire.
The statement added that only clinical officers in the medical cadre are exempted from the directive.
INEC therefore wished the affected directors the best as they bow out of service.
The statement reads: “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.”