NANS QUERIES ₦305 BILLION INEC BUDGET

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to undertake a downward review of its proposed N305 billion budget for the conduct of 2023 general elections in view of the prevailing economic situation in the country.

The student body has also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to write his name in gold by signing the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law.


Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, had last week presented a budget of N305 billion to the National Assembly, for the 2023 general elections.

But the Southwest (Zone D) Coordinator of NANS, Comrade Adegboye Olatunji, said the N305 billion requested by the electoral umpire apart from its N40 billion annual budget was too high and be reviewed downward.

Olatunji in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja said the precarious economic climate in Nigeria requires prudence in the management of resources in view of competing demands.


He said: “The function of the government in preparation for the general election is the timely provision of adequate funding for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

“This is needed so as to fast-track the procurement and printing of sensitive and non-sensitive materials, importation of necessary equipment, as well as organize befitting remuneration for the workforce, among other things.

“Having said this, it will be inimical and tantamount to delusion and self-deception if we fail to appreciate the precarious economic climate of the nation.


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