The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has redeployed five state Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs).

INEC disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye.

Mr Okoye said that those affected included Olusegun Agbaje, redeployed from Osun to Ogun and AbdulGaniy Raji, redeployed from Ogun to Osun.

“In the same vein, the REC of Bayelsa, Dr Cyril Omorogbe, will take up his new role as the REC for Cross River, while Dr Emannuel Alex Hart proceeds to Bayelsa as the REC from his former office in Cross River.

“The REC in Zamfara, Dr Asmau Sani Maikudi, has also been redeployed to Kaduna State,” he said.

According to Mr Okoye, the INEC Director for Voter Education and Publicity, Nick Dazang, had proceeded on terminal leave.

“Consequently, Mr Victor Aluko has been reassigned from Director (Administration) to Voter Education and Publicity as Director, while Mr Mikah Thabbal Lakumna is redeployed to administration from his erstwhile position as Director (Security).

“Mr Nduh Samson moves from the office of the secretary to the commission to Director (Security). Mr Yakubu Duku, Director in the Electoral Operations Department, proceeds to Niger as the substantive Administrative Secretary,” Mr Okoye said.

Stating that redeployments were part of the commission’s routine administrative postings, Mr Okoye said the handing over activities would be completed by September 13.