INEC Finally Adjusts 2019 Election Budget To N143bn

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Tuesday adjusted its budget for the 2019 general elections from N189 billion to N143 billion in compliance with the directive from the National Assembly.

Speaking with journalists at the end of a closed-door meeting on Tuesday, Chairman, National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Matters, Suleiman Nazif confirmed that INEC has submitted a new budget document reflecting the sum of N143 billion as originally requested by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Nazif said a sub-committee has been established to look into the details of the new budget submitted by INEC.

The sub-committee is expected to complete its assignment on Wednesday.

Also speaking with journalists, Senator Aliyu Sabi (Niger North) stated that the committee is determined to urgently complete work on the election budget.

He denied allegations that the committee was deliberately slowing down the process to frustrate moves to make the National Assembly to reconvene.

Sabi said part of the reason for setting up the sub-committee was to speed up the legislative proccesses for the election budget.

Recall that the joint committee had on Monday ended weeks of deadlock after it reached a decision to adopt President Muhammadu Buhari’s version of the election expenses put at N143 billion; directing INEC to reduce its own version to reflect the wish of the President.

'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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