Nigeria, May 30 -- The Chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has sworn in six Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) and assigned them to their states of deployment.

With the swearing of the six RECs, all vacancies in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been filled, Mr Yakubu, a professor, said on Friday during the swearing-in ceremony.

The INEC Chairperson urged them to follow the electoral legal framework and the commission's guidelines in conducting their activities and discharging their responsibilities.

He explained that the RECs are in charge of personnel and resources in their states of deployment and urged them to use them judiciously.

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