The Nation Newspaper N18 billion for INEC not just for Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa elections - Chairman clarifies
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission , Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the N18 billion contained in the supplementary appropriation for the commission was not all meant for the conduct of the three off-cycle elections in
He said: “I will like to make certain clarifications. The N18 billion in the supplementary appropriation is not only for the conduct of elections. A substantial part of the money is about personnel costs. “We have one of the largest workforce in the country with over 15,600 staff and it is not easy to find the money to pay in the absence of a supplementary appropriation. So, we made a case to the government and we have been included in this supplementary appropriation.
“For electoral matters, we have two challenges. The first is that the budget for the 2023 general elections was appropriated by the National Assembly in 2022.“We knew that there will be no budget in 2023 to take care of the elections. So, we made provisions in the 2022 budget not just for the general elections, but also for five off-cycle governorship elections.
“The last aspect relating to the election is what members have asked us. In the House of Representatives, five vacancies have been declared, why has INEC not conducted bye-elections? There is no budgetary provision for these unforeseen and unexpected bye-elections.
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