The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appointed Sam Olumekun as its new national commissioner and chairman of the information and voter education committee.

The electoral body announced Olumekun’s resumption in a statement issued in Abuja.

Olumekun’s appointment marked the end of Festus Okoye’s five-year tenure as INEC’s national information and voter education commissioner.

Also, INEC has redeployed its Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Edo and Ekiti states to Bayelsa and Lagos.

While Obo Effanga takes over in Bayless, Prof. Ayobami Salami moves from Ekiti to Lagos.

The commission also announced the collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states ahead of the off-cycle polls in the three states in November.

The electoral body said the redeployment followed the expiration of their tenure.