INEC: Mahmood chairs weekly meeting, approves junior staff promotion

By Omeiza Ajayi

Against societal media reports that helium has proceeded connected terminal leave, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, connected Thursday, chaired the Commission’s regular play committee and approved the promotion of immoderate inferior staff.

The meeting, according to INEC nationalist commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun, besides reviewed preparations for the forthcoming Anambra State Governorship election, the Area Council predetermination successful the Federal Capital Territory FCT and the behaviour of enactment primaries for the Ekiti and Osun State Governorship elections.

“In addition, the gathering approved the 2025 promotion of 471 deserving inferior unit (GL 03-06) of the Commission connected the proposal of the Appointment, Promotion and Disciplinary Committee (APDC) successful enactment with the Staff Conditions of Service.

“A full of 515 unit were shortlisted for the exercise, retired of which 214 met the requirements for promotion to GL07, 134 to GL06, 106 to GL05 and 17 to GL04.

“The promotion of inferior unit concludes the archetypal signifier of the exercise. Next is the promotion of elder staff, which has besides commenced successful earnest.

“Staff promotion is simply a regular exercise. The Commission remains committed to regular merit-based promotion and the payment of staff. We impulse each unit to rededicate themselves to service, peculiarly with respect to elections and electoral activities”, Olumekun stated.

An online quality portal had reported precocious Wednesday that President Bola Tinubu had directed Prof. Mahmood to proceed connected terminal leave.

Vanguard tin study that Mahmood’s 2nd five-year tenure ends connected December 8, 2025.

Unlike a definite class of main executives, the INEC president is not bound by the civilian work regularisation of proceeding connected a three-month terminal leave. Mahmood’s predecessor, Prof. Attahiru Jega, stayed until his past time successful office.

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