Sam Olugbadebo Olumekun has been named the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) new Commissioner of Information and Voter Education Committee.
Former National Commissioner Barrister Festus Okoye, whose five-year term recently expired, is replaced by Olumekun.
As the commission’s South-East geopolitical zone representative since July 25, 2018, Okoye’s term officially ended on July 24, 2023.
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Okoye’s tenure was not extended by President Bola Tinubu, despite the fact that National Commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioners have five-year terms and are eligible for a second term of five years.
The President must nominate candidates for the position of INEC Chairman and Commissioners, who must then be approved by the Council of State and confirmed by the Senate.
Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, confirmed the development in a press release on Monday.
The statement reads, “I am pleased to inform you that we now have a new Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC).
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“He is National Commissioner Sam Olugbadebo Olumekun mni, who needs no introduction.
“He replaces former National Commisisoner, Barrister Festus Okoye, whose tenure expired recently.”
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