- Meanwhile, four directors of the Commission were directed to proceed on terminal leave.
- The directive mandates all directors with eight years or more of service to retire from the public sector.
In the entire country, 5,196 members of the Independent National Electoral Commission have received promotions.
A press release distributed to media on Thursday included this information.
54 Assistant Directors on GL 15 were promoted to Deputy Director Cadre on GL 16, and 55 Deputy Directors on Grade Level 16 were elevated to the rank of Directors on Grade Level 17, according to a breakdown of the figures.
The majority of the promotion affected 4,749 officers between GL 7 and 13, however 338 officers on GL 14 were promoted to Assistant Directors on GL 15.
Meanwhile, four directors of the Commission were directed to proceed on terminal leave.
According to the statement issued by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun on Wednesday, the decision followed a directive from the Federal Government via a circular issued on July 27, 2023.
The directive mandates all directors with eight years or more of service to retire from the public sector.
Olumekun said two directors who proceeded on terminal leave served as Heads of Departments at the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja while the other two were deployed as Administrative Secretaries in the State Offices.
He, however, highlighted that Clinical Officers in the Medical cadre were exempted from the Federal Government Retirement Policy “as clarified in Circular MH 7205/T31 dated September 7, 2023”.