{"id":1331,"date":"2026-04-20T16:46:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/?p=1331"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:46:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:46:53","slug":"inec-appoints-new-rec-for-ondo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/inec-appoints-new-rec-for-ondo\/","title":{"rendered":"INEC Appoints New REC for Ondo"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_6025.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_6025.jpeg 707w, https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_6025-300x146.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the assumption of duty of a new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ondo State, Dr. Mutiu Olaleke Agboke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement released on Monday, the Commission said Dr. Agboke officially resumed office on April 20, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Agboke, described as a seasoned legal scholar and election management expert from Abeokuta, Ogun State, was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2006. He previously served as a member of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) between 2012 and 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement noted that he has also held the position of REC in Ondo, Oyo and Osun States, where he supervised both the 2019 and 2023 general elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlighting his track record, INEC stated that Dr. Agboke \u201cis known for integrity, transparency and professionalism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commission expressed optimism about his new role, adding that it is confident in his capacity to strengthen the electoral process in Ondo State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Commission expresses confidence in his ability to strengthen electoral integrity and deliver credible, free and fair elections in Ondo State,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the assumption of duty of a new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ondo State, Dr. Mutiu Olaleke&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1331"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1333,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1331\/revisions\/1333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}