Institutional Integrity @Stake: Why regulatory, identity chiefs must decline partisan appointments by Remmy Nweke - WeekendDigits@ITREALMS

Can public trust survive when those sworn to protect citizen data and revenue lead political campaigns? REMMY NWEKE in this edition of WeekendDigits@ITREALMS exposes the dangerous breach of neutrality by NIMC, NITDA, and FIRS chiefs. Failure to decline these appointments risks legal action and irreversibly crumbles public faith in government impartiality.

Preamble:
When the lines between state administration and political campaign machinery blur, the foundation of public trust crumbles. The recent inclusion of chief executive officers of non-partisan regulatory, revenue, and identity agencies, specifically the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS); in presidential campaign council directorates represents a profound conflict of interest that demands immediate corrective action.