The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, Mutiu Agboke, has been transferred to Ondo State to continue his service with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The REC confirmed his redeployment to Ondo State. In a terse message he shared with his official phone number on WhatsApp platform he created for newsmen in Osun State, the REC said: “Good evening all. I have been transferred to Ondo state. I thank you most sincerely for the support given to me throughout my stay here in Osun state. May God Almighty support you all as well.”
The transfer comes after he spent three and a half years as the head of the commission in Osun State.
Mutiu Agboke assumed office as the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner in November 2022, following the completion of his second term in Oyo State.
He was reappointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari same year.
During his tenure, he supervised the conduct of the 2023 general elections in Osun State.
For now, there is no information on who will succeed him as the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner.
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