INEC Chairman Cautions Staff Against Graft in-line Towards 2019 Elections.
He gave the warning at the commission’s headquarters on Tuesday during the swearing In ceremony of 7 newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs of the commission in Abuja.
Prof. Yakubu told the new entrants that they would be responsible for the implementation of the commission’s policies adding that in doing so, they will exercise supervisory control over personnel, resources as well as the legal and administrative processes in the states where they will be posted.
The INEC boss charged them to maintain the required oppenness and consultation with the people and at the same time remain very firm and courageous on the side of the law as well as the regulations and guidelines at all times as the law requires of an unbiased umpire.
The new commissioners are, Baba Abba Yusuf, Segun Agbaje and Usman Abdurahaman. Others are Yahaya Bello, Emmanuel Alex Hart, muhammed Magaji Ibrahim and Cyril Omorugba.
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