The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may require N92.9 billion for the conduct of 2015 elections.
Also the election may not hold in parts of the northeast if insecurity persists in the area.
The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, gave the hint on Monday at a stakeholders’ forum organized by the Senate Committee on INEC in collaboration with Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) Abuja and United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) Nigeria.
Jega, who spoke on “Preparations and challenges ahead of 2015 general elections, “ said that it was not true that the cost of the 2011 general elections was high.
He noted that in preparing for the 2015 elections, one guiding principle for the commission has been to make elections more cost-effective and to give Nigerians better value for money.
He added, “Our estimate is that the cost of the election per voter, which is an international standard for viewing the cost of election, is coming down in Nigeria.
“We project that for the 2015 elections this would come further down by almost $1- from $8.8 in 2011 to $7.9, representing almost a 10 per cent drop.
“This compares favourably with some other African countries. However, we are anxious about ensuring that all our funding requirement being met well in advance of the 2015 general elections.”
Jega said that Ghana spent $10 per voter during its last election while Kenya spent between $8.5 to $9 per voter
Currently, Nigeria has about 73.5 million registered voters.
The INEC boss assured that “preparations by INEC for the 2015 general election are very good and proceeding in earnest.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Hmm! Mallam JEGs, U don start with Ur BILLION, BILLION naira talk again. I hope my share dey there, just as in 2011?
ReplyDeleteThe corruption in this government is too high and obvious. Why projecting on total registered voters while only less than 30 million registered voters voted during previous elections. Why not on average and proper accountability to return the excess after the exercise.
ReplyDeleteYou had better get your calculation right. Are you sure 10% of the registered voters will end up voting considering your big floop in the last Anambra gubernatorial elections? At the end of the day, you might not need more than a billion naira to allow for your electoral manipulations. We don't trust you again Jega!
ReplyDeleteMan of pupported integrity is back with billions again! Do you want to buy laptons, backup, webcamp, & other equipment you had bought again
ReplyDeleteMan of pupported integrity is back with billions again! Do you want to buy laptons, backup, webcamp, & other equipment you had bought again
ReplyDeleteYou don't need to ask, just go get it at any NNPC depot or airport nearst to you
ReplyDeleteHMM, HAKIKA SHEHI ATAHIRU JEGA.
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