Felicia Asuquo, Abuja
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday swore in six newly appointed Resident Electoral Officers (RECs), urging them to always be guided by the electoral legal framework.
He also urged them to follow the code of conduct for RECs as well as the regulations and guidelines governing the Commission’s operations.
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“As you assume or resume duty, I urge you to focus on your responsibilities. Let me make it clear from the outset that you must at all times be guided by the electoral legal framework, the code of conduct for RECs, as well as the regulations and guidelines governing the Commission’s operations.
“Above all, you must always act in good conscience. Do not betray your oath of office. In the best tradition of the Commission, you must engage with stakeholders through regular consultative meetings and must not be impervious to genuine criticisms,” Yakubu said.
Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem and Mukhtar Umar Gajiram were reappointed for a second term, having served for an initial term of five years as RECs, while Sa’ad Umar Idris and Mrs. Feyijimi Saseyi Ibiyemi have been career staff of the Commission.
Chukwuemeka Christopher Ibeziako, a private legal practitioner and Umar Yusuf Garba, with years of experience in the private sector, are coming into the Commission for the first time.
The INEC chairman noted that with the swearing-in of six RECs, all vacancies have been filled in the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
