The newly posted Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Mutiu Agboke, has resumed in Osun State.

The former Resident Electoral Commissioner in Oyo State, was amongst the 19 newly sworn in Commissioners by the Chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu.

Agboke was sworn in, alongside others, Thursday and had since resumed duty.

Led by the Administrative Secretary, Alani Salam Oduntan, Dr Agboke was received by all the staff of the Commission to the Osun State office of INEC.

While addressing the staff members, the renowned lawyer warned against indiscipline, indolence and truancy.

Agboke said working with him requires smartness and agility without any room for indiscipline.

He said, "Working with me requires being smart, agile and ready to work at all time, there’s no room for indiscipline or dullness. Electoral officers who have traveled abroad or are absent from work, will have to resign, so we can give the job to those who are willing to do it right and diligently.

“For every worker of government, there’s need for you to ensure that your attitude to ready to work is taken seriously in line with the rules of engagement, public service rules encourage you to ensure that you’re dutiful and you avoid truancy.

“People enjoy good salary but are not responsible at their various desks, so for us in INEC, we are known for serious business, you must be very responsible.”

He implored members of staff to ensure they step up their consciousness for being responsible, saying, “being responsible is very important because we are moving towards the 2023 elections, if you’re lackadaisical now, what attitude are you going to carry into the election period?"

Agboke assured that capacity building trainings will be organised on regular basis for the staff members, saying this is necessary going into election year.

“INEC is a very special organisation, because of the nature of the job that we do, our staff cannot afford to not be up and doing we expect them to do more and we hope that before the general elections they will be better," he said.

The administrative secretary officially welcomed the new REC to the office, listing their past activities, present ones, and other activities for the future, put together to sensitize the residents in order to have a free and fair election in 2023.

Salam implored the staff of the office to be diligent in their works and be enthusiastic, in order to have a conducive environment for the new Commissioner and themselves, promising full support and cooperation of the entire staff to the new REC.