No fewer than 55 Deputy Directors in the Independent National Electoral Commission have been promoted to the position of Director in NewsSpecng learnt.
Besides, 5,141 others were also promoted in a mass promotion exercise in the organisation.
This is coming barely 24 hours after four Directors in the commission were directed to proceed on terminal leave in line with the tenure policy.
The breakdown also shows that 54 Assistant Directors on GL 15 were promoted to Deputy Director Cadre on GL 16.
Also 338 officers on GL 14 were also promoted to Assistant Directors on GL 15 while the bulk of the promotion affected 4,749 officers between GL 7 and 13.
The promotion was disclosed in the Commission latest bulletin titled Volume 2, No 275 dated 28 December 2023.
According to the INEC Bulletin the promotion was done in line with development of its staff
It reads in part: “In furtherance of the Commission’s commitment to the welfare and development of its staff, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promoted Five Thousand One Hundred and Ninety-Six (5,196) members of its staff nationwide.
“The promotion comes on the heels of the 2023 promotion examination and evaluation carried out by the Commission.
A breakdown of the figure indicates that 55 Deputy Directors on Grade Level Sixteen (GL16) were promoted to the rank of Directors on Grade Level 17, while 54 Assistant Directors on GL 15 were promoted to Deputy Director Cadre on GL 16.
“The Commission also promoted 338 officers on GL 14 to Assistant Directors on GL 15 while the bulk of the promotion affected 4,749 officers between GL 7 and 13.”
