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We Spent Over £50m On Nigeria Elections In 5 Years – UK by NofiuFade(m): 8:13am On Jan 09, 2021
The United Kingdom (UK) has disclosed that it spent more than £50million to support electoral processes in Nigeria in the last five years.

Sam Waldock, Head of Governance and Stability, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office, spoke at a retreat of the Joint Technical Committee on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2020 in Abuja.

Waldock said his country was a proud supporter of Nigeria’s democratic process.

“In the last five years, the UK had invested over £50million into Nigeria’s democratic process. We recognise Nigeria as the largest democracy in Africa, and a leading member of the Commonwealth of nations.

“It will therefore be good to have a robust comprehensive system in place far ahead of the general election so that adequate preparations could be made,” The Nation quoted him as saying.

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, hailed the National Assembly for working out a new legal framework for conduct of elections.

Represented by the National Commissioner for Voter Education, Festus Okoye, Yakubu said the reform must be impactful and should be concluded by the first quarter of 2021.

He assured that INEC was committed to the process of the amendment and would make recommendations that would improve elections.

“However, it must be borne in mind that amending the electoral legal framework will not automatically guarantee or lead to improvement in the management and conduct of elections”, Yakubu noted.


https://dailypost.ng/2021/01/08/we-spent-over-50m-on-nigeria-elections-in-5-years-uk/

Re: We Spent Over £50m On Nigeria Elections In 5 Years – UK by Haywhysat: 8:14am On Jan 09, 2021
One of the reasons I don't trust our elections. I believe it is always influenced by foreign countries.
Re: We Spent Over £50m On Nigeria Elections In 5 Years – UK by Nbotee(m): 8:16am On Jan 09, 2021
No wonder una influence and brought in dis evil ppl in power, dey suit ur agenda
Re: We Spent Over £50m On Nigeria Elections In 5 Years – UK by Tunde835(m): 8:16am On Jan 09, 2021
Haywhysat:
One of the reasons I don't trust our elections. It is always influenced by foreign countries.
They probably helped to put a failure in power
Re: We Spent Over £50m On Nigeria Elections In 5 Years – UK by gasparpisciotta: 8:19am On Jan 09, 2021
Who gets the fund?
INEC?
Political party parties?
Security agents?
Election observers?
all of the above?

Who?

Abi na to support one against the other?
Re: We Spent Over £50m On Nigeria Elections In 5 Years – UK by juvewalex(m): 8:19am On Jan 09, 2021
£50m on Nigeria elections for the last five years ?

The money is for what exactly and how much have you recouped for the last 20years and no positive effects on the life of Nigerians and our democracy.
Re: We Spent Over £50m On Nigeria Elections In 5 Years – UK by THeCvExpert: 8:22am On Jan 09, 2021
Nawa oh
Re: We Spent Over £50m On Nigeria Elections In 5 Years – UK by Valro(m): 8:30am On Jan 09, 2021
Make una come collect "change" in all sense of it
Re: We Spent Over £50m On Nigeria Elections In 5 Years – UK by JosEast(m): 8:33am On Jan 09, 2021
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Re: We Spent Over £50m On Nigeria Elections In 5 Years – UK by Nobody: 8:34am On Jan 09, 2021
I am not suprised.
Re: We Spent Over £50m On Nigeria Elections In 5 Years – UK by ShackWes(f): 8:37am On Jan 09, 2021
what do you expect? when the corntree is being run by loans, no initiative, no logic on how to boost the economy


we depend on them for almost everything so don't be surprised they are very consequential in the scheme of things
Re: We Spent Over £50m On Nigeria Elections In 5 Years – UK by extol1(m): 8:42am On Jan 09, 2021
no wonder, Nigeria is in a mess
Re: We Spent Over £50m On Nigeria Elections In 5 Years – UK by kb83(m): 8:43am On Jan 09, 2021
50m you have recovered through the back door. Nigeria has always being your business property, who is fooling who?

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