Ezekiel Awojide, Abuja
There was jubilation at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission over the promotion of 471 of its junior members of staff.
Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, announced the promotion in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
When our correspondent visited the headquarters of the commission located in the Maitama District of Abuja, workers were seen discussing the elevation in groups and were in high spirits.
Olumekun said the 2025 promotion list of the 471 deserving junior staff (GL 03-06 was approved by the commission at its regular weekly meeting held on Thursday, chaired by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.
He said that the promotion was approved on the recommendation of the Appointment, Promotion and Disciplinary Committee (APDC) in line with the Staff Conditions of Service.
“A total of 515 staff were shortlisted for the exercise, out of which 214 met the requirements for promotion to GL 7, 134 to GL6, 106 to GL5, and 17 to GL4,” he said.
Olumekun said that the promotion of junior staff members concluded the first phase of the exercise, stating that next is the promotion of senior staff, which had also commenced in earnest.
He noted that promotion was the commission’s commitment to regular merit-based promotion and the welfare of staff.
He urged all staff to rededicate themselves to service, particularly in elections and electoral activities.
Olumekun also disclosed that the meeting reviewed the preparations for the forthcoming Anambra Governorship election, and the Area Council election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
He said that the meeting also reviewed the commission’s preparation for the conduct of party primaries for the Ekiti and Osun State Governorship elections.
