The Hon. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, today swore in 19 Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), urging them to avoid visits to Government Houses and not hold unofficial meetings with politicians.
At the INEC headquarters in Abuja, venue of the event, Yakubu charged the newly sworn in RECs to devote their loyalty to Nigeria and not to compromise the integrity of the commission.
He also deployed the 19 RECs to their geopolitical zones but outside their states of origin, in line with INEC’s regulation that forbids a commissioner from serving in his or her home state.
Five of the 19 RECs are returning commissioners who were reappointed by President Muhammadu Buhari and approved by the Senate.
He told them: “Our loyalty is to Nigeria and our allegiance is to Nigerians. Only their votes should determine winners in the 2023 General Election. Nothing more, nothing less.”
He added: “You should not be visitors to Government Houses and must never hold unofficial meetings with politicians, even after official working hours. Do not compromise the neutrality of the Commission.” GMTNews
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