The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has redeployed its resident electoral commissioners (RECs) in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as part of its preparations for 2015 general election.

According to the commission’s daily bulletin issued in Abuja, on Monday, the deployment was contained in a letter dated December 24 and signed by INEC Secretary, Mrs Augusta Ogakwu.

“The commissioners were directed to conclude all handing and taking over formalities by December 31, 2014,” it said.

According to the bulletin, Professor O.E. Onukaogu was deployed from Abia to Enugu State; Professor Tukur Sa’ad from Adamawa to Bauchi and Ahmed Makama from Bauchi to Taraba.

Accordingly, Mike Igini was deployed from Edo to Delta; Selina Oko from Ebonyi to Abia; Edwin Nwatarali from Enugu to Anambra and Sadiq Abubakar from Kaduna to Sokoto State.

Similarly, Jibrin Zarewa, from Kano to Kebbi; Hussaini Mahuta, from Kastina to Kaduna; Abubakar Wara, from Kebbi to Zamfara; Emmanuel Onucheyo, from Kogi to Kwara and Rufus Akeju, from Lagos to Oyo.

Abdullahi Danyaya was transferred from Niger to Nasarawa; Timothy Ibitoye from Osun to Ogun; A.L. Ogunmola from Oyo to Osun; Barito Kphagih from Rivers to Bayelsa and Haliru Tambuwal from Sokoto to Jigawa.

Kassim Geidam was moved from Yobe to Gombe; Ibrahim Marafa from Zamfara to Kastina; Aniedi Ikoiwak from Akwa Ibom to Delta; Habu Zarma from Gombe to Yobe and Akin Orebiyi from Ogun to Lagos.

Hussaini Halilu Pai taken from Kogi to FCT; Kwanga Mbatsavbee from Benue to Plateau; Sylvester Ezeani from Anambra to Cross River; Minkaila Abdullahi from Jigawa to Kano and Lawrence Azubuike from Imo to Ebonyi.

Sam Olumekun, former Ondo REC, was moved to Ekiti; Istifanus Dafwang from Plateau to Benue; Gesila Khan from Bayelsa to Rivers; Samuel Madaki from Taraba to Borno and Gabriel Ada from Cross Rivers to Imo.

Jacob Jatau was moved from Nasarawa to FCT; Baba Yusuf from Borno to Adamawa; Segun Agbaje from Ekiti to Ondo; Nasir Ayilara from Kwara to Niger and Austine Okojie from Edo to Akwa Ibom.