The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked four of its directors to proceed on retirement in accordance with a circular on the eight-year tenure policy for directors in the public service.

The commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman for Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, announced this in a statement yesterday in Abuja.

Although he did not give the names of the affected directors, the INEC spokesman said while two of them served as heads of department at the commission headquarters in Abuja, the other two served as Administrative Secretaries in the states.

Olumekun said those in the medical cadre were exempted from the directive.

The statement reads: “Following the Federal Government circular HSCF/SPSO/268/T3/2/37 issued on July 27, 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 September 7, 2023.

“INEC wishes the affected directors the best as they retire from service.”

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