₦airaland Forum

Cadek:
No body is above mistake. I was chatting Zenith Bank on Twitter, then I saw a reply with a zenith bank handle telling me to chat with the customer representative for quick resolution.

I chatted him and he told me to log the complain through the link. That's was it.

I know I shouldn't have clicked any link, because that's Nigeria for you. Telling you how best to have done something instead of really addressing the matter.

jahsharon:
Yorubas didn't come out to vote, and we will regret it

joe4christ:
Quote me after the election if Obi don't get up to 30% from the south west on Saturday!

joe4christ:
Tinubu definitely won't be getting block vote from the Oduduwas and you know it, Obi might not get large chunk but will definitely get atleast 30% cos Yorubas are more enlightened than you think and Saturday election will settle this once and for all. You will learn something new. And lastly agrieved yoruba christian who are many will not vote Tinubu, they will rather give their vote to Obi or not vote at all and that will spell doom for Tinubu cos he need a block vote from the SW to even stand a chance which ain't happening!

Urchinpainer:
Please shut it .... It's still people like you that will come out tomorrow and Start crying for 2k here

sparko1:
I don't think you get the message, he just openly said Tinubu.

gimakon:
You no go follow person way no sabi something , day behave anyhow. Just allow am make e talk.
And again, Tinubu way mobilise army, him and Sanwo Olu to shoot unarmed kids for EndSARS period , run go france , na em u day insult your fellow young man for . This is serious o.
Tinubu no worth all these things you day do. I gas day real with you.

gimakon:
Guy na wa o. All this for not Supporting Tinubu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received cash from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for election logistics, Daily Trust reports.

A national Commissioner of INEC disclosed this to Daily Trust on Thursday night.

There had been apprehension over the inability of INEC to get cash from the CBN even though its budget is a first-line charge. This was a result of the cashless policy introduced by the CBN with the support of the federal government.

INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmud Yakubu, during a visit to CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele said they needed cash rather than bank transfers to sort out many of their activities.

The commission had explained that even though it does most of its payments through online transfers, some specific services have to be paid for in cash.

He said some of the service providers, especially transporters, are required to be paid in cash and besides, experience has shown that emergency situations do arise on Election Day, which could demand the use of cash by the commission.

Many observers had condemned the delay in releasing the funds considering that there are many hard-to-reach areas in many of the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), hence the need for early preparation, deployment of equipment and people that would officiate the election.

There was however a sigh of relief yesterday when some INEC officials confirmed that the monies have been released by the CBN.

RECs to take monies in CBN branches

The INEC national commissioner, who spoke in confidence, said branch controllers of the CBN have been instructed to disburse the funds to INEC offices in the states.

“The issue of the cash crunch has been resolved and our resident electoral commissioners have started collecting the money,” he said.

“Before they got the clearance to have access to the money, we earlier sent the requests to CBN based on the demands of each state. What the REC in each state requires is different depending on the topography of their states and it is based on this that the funds were approved.”

He said the commission had asked security operatives to work closely with INEC in order to ensure a hitch-free disbursement from the commission’s state headquarters to the LGAs.

Confirming the release of the funds, the Oyo State REC, Dr Adeniran Rahmon Tella, yesterday, told journalists at a news conference that the commission had secured CBN to offset the payment of ad-hoc staff.


EFCC, ICPC to monitor spending

But some credible sources told the Daily Trust yesterday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), among other anti-graft and security agencies, would monitor the utilisation of the election cash disbursement to INEC for this year’s general elections.

Top government officials within and outside the commission told Daily Trust that the monitoring was to ensure the success of the February 25 and March 11 elections.

Another official who confirmed that the anti-graft agencies would monitor the disbursement of the cash said that INEC was not disturbed by such a move, as it was informed that this was to curtail possible diversion of such funds for other purposes other than the elections.

The official also said that the disbursement should not be seen as being late as it was a strategy to prevent diversion, especially since there is a cash crunch in the country.

CBN usurping INEC’s independence – Falana

A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has criticised the moves by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to use anti-corruption agencies to monitor the disbursement of funds meant for INEC.

Speaking with Daily Trust yesterday, Falana called on INEC to rise and defend its independence as the constitution has given it the mandate to make guidelines on the conduct of elections.

“It is a litany of illegalities; the Central Bank has printed monies without appropriation by the National Assembly; they have spent billions without appropriation by the National Assembly either in their 2022 or 2023 budget.

“Having usurped the powers of INEC, the simple fact is that INEC is going to manage to shop for logistics for the election, that is totally illegal,” he said.

However, Professor Paul Ananaba (SAN) said it could not constitute a breach of INEC’s independence since the electoral commission is not required to seek approval of CBN or some oversight on their funds, but the monitoring.

“If the anti-corruption agencies are not monitoring the expenditure, it means they are not doing their work,” he said.

INEC encouraged by police assurance – Yakubu

Meanwhile INEC Chairman, Prof Yakubu yesterday said that the assurance of safety by the Nigerian Police Force is so far encouraging for the smooth conduct of the polls.

The INEC chairman who spoke during a meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES), held at INEC headquarters on Tuesday in Abuja, said security agencies will not only protect the commission’s staff and facilities, but the will extend to voters, election observers, journalists and others involved in the electoral process.

“The Nigerian police, which is the lead agency in election security, is already familiar with the delimitation details on the basis of which security personnel are deployed for elections. And since they as the lead agency are also coordinating with other security agencies, I take it that other security agencies are also aware of the delimitation details.

“The commission is encouraged by the assurances of security in all locations, while elections and electoral activities will be conducted. Importantly, the commission is aware that security agencies are going to protect not only our officials and facilities, but also accredited observers, journalists, service providers, and above all the voters themselves, Yakubu said.

In his remarks, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, assured Nigerians of safe, free, fair and credible elections. Monguno, represented by Sanusi Galadima, a director in his office, noted that there have been rising protests as some Nigerians are exploiting the current situation in the country.

He, however, said that presidential candidates must seek demonstration of peace.

“We will ensure a peaceful transition of power to the democratically elected candidate,” he said.

Coolsperm:
God will punish me if I did not vote for Peter Obi and the same to you too if you fail to do it

mencade5:
i equate ladies as ordinary as my guys. I no special treatment for them. Nothing special about girls. Treat ladies normal, if she offends you tell her immediately, no forming. If she vex make she go hug transformer. If she want to use my property and i am using it in great i tell her no i cant give you now because i am using it, not the other way round when she blinks her eyes like catfish guys go come fall mugu give her what she want at their own detriment.
No way!

Mathew briggs thank you for this points jare.