The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
addressed the award of a contract for printing election materials to Binani
Printing Press Limited.
Binani Printing Press Limited has been linked to Aishatu
Dahiru Ahmed Binani, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate
in Adamawa.
The contract, reportedly worth N434 million, was awarded for
the printing of election results sheets and security documents for the general
election.
In a statement on Thursday, Festus Okoye, INEC national
commissioner and chairman, information and voter education, said the contract
was handed out after competitive and transparent bidding.
He said INEC ensured that a due diligence
inspection process was carried out and that the APC governorship candidate was
not listed as one of the directors of Binani Printing Press Limited.
“Our attention has been drawn to a news report that the
commission awarded a contract for the printing of sensitive election materials
to Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed. It was alleged in the report that she owns Binani
Printing Press Limited,” Okoye said.
“Procurements in the commission go through open competitive
bidding and Binani Printing Press Limited was one of the security printing
companies that applied to print security documents for the commission.
“After inspecting the
company’s facility and carrying out due diligence at the Corporate Affairs
Commission (CAC), the commission was satisfied that they are qualified printers
with the requisite technical capacity, security consciousness and expertise in
printing security documents.
“However, Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed was not listed as one of the
Directors of Binani Printing Press Limited.”
According to Okoye, INEC decided to print all the security
documents for the general election in the country to help Nigerian printers and
assist in growing the national economy.
The commission will continue to carry out due diligence in
its procurement activities, he added.
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