The Independent National Electoral Commission spent N226.
3m to administer oath of allegiance on members of the National Youth Service Corps and other ad hoc officials undertaking the general elections, The PUNCH has learnt.The document read in part, “Printing of 730,000 copies of oath of loyalty and neutrality forms at N10 each; administration of oaths on all election personnel and staff at N300 per personnel.”
The commission also spent N10m to print certificates of returns for winners of the Presidential, governorship and legislative elections nationwide. Each of the card readers also contained a 16 GB SD card which costs N6,000 per unit amounting to N28,170,000.
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