Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi Polls: Tinubu Approves N18bn for INEC, Details Emerge
- The federal government headed by Bola Tinubu has approved the release of N18bn for INEC's conduct of the November off-cycle election
- This was announced and confirmed by the minister of budget and economic planning, Atiku Bagudu, on Monday, October 30
- Bagudu stated that the electoral umpire would get the fund out of the N2.1 trillion 2023 supplementary budget
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements
State House, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved N18bn for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct the Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi governorship elections slated for Saturday, November 11, 2023.
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According to the minister of budget and economic planning, Atiku Bagudu, INEC will get the fund out of the N2.1 trillion (N2,176,791,286,033) 2023 supplementary budget, The Nation reported.
Bagudu made this disclosure on Monday, October 30, at the State House in Abuja, following the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on the same day, Channels TV reported.
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“Equally, N18 billion was provided for the Independent National Electoral Commission to support them in the conduct of the Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo elections,” he noted.
According to him, the approval of the supplementary budget was to address urgent issues.
Tinubu appoints 9 INEC Resident Electoral Commissioners
Legit.ng reported earlier that Tinubu confirmed the appointment of nine Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) of INEC on Wednesday, October 25.
The new appointments were announced in a statement issued and signed by the presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale.
According to the statement, the appointments are for a term of five (5) years each, subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate.
Deployment of non-sensitive materials for Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi polls
INEC announced on Friday, October 20, that it had already dispatched all the non-sensitive materials for the upcoming governorship elections on November 11 in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states.
The commission's chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, announced this during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja.
How INEC will upload Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi election results
In another report, INEC disclosed means of transmitting results in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi governorship elections.
The INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said election results will be uploaded on its Result Viewing Portal, IReV.
Yakubu urged members of the public to disregard the report that INEC will transmit election results manually in Bayelsa state.
Source: Legit.ng
