The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has introduced Sam Olugbadebo Olumekun as it’s new Commissioner of Information and Voter Education Committee.
Okoye’s tenure, which began on July 25, 2018, as representative of the South-East geopolitical zone in the commission, formally came to an end on July 24, 2023.
The process of appointing a new INEC Chairman and Commissioners involves nomination by the President, ratification by the Council of State, and confirmation by the Senate.
The statement reads, “I am pleased to inform you that we now have a new Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC).
“He is National Commissioner Sam Olugbadebo Olumekun mni, who needs no introduction.
“He replaces former National Commissioner, Barrister Festus Okoye, whose tenure expired recently.”
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