Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered four of its directors to proceed on retirement.

The commission said the decision was in accordance with the circular on the eight-year tenure policy for directors in the public service as ordered by the Federal Government in July.

The National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee of the Commission, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this yesterday.

Although, he did not give the names of the affected directors, he 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.

He said: “Following the Federal Government’s 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 served 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 exempted from this policy, as clarified in Circular MH. 7205/T/31, dated September 7, 2023.