Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the electoral body equires N305 billion to conduct the 2023 general elections.
Mr Yakubu disclosed this during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Appropriation at the National Assembly on Monday.
“The commission made a submission through the executive being part of the executive body. We made a submission for N305 billion for the 2023 general elections in a very comprehensive 22-page document with 260 budget lines,” Mr Yakubu said.
He said the amount required will enable INEC prepare for the election and purchase all the election materials needed and also cover several by-elections across the country. In his address, Mr Yakubu noted that so far the sum of N140 billion had been made available to the electoral body.
