The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Atiku
Bagudu, has said that N18 billion would be provided for the Independent
National Electoral Commission to support them in the conduct of the Bayelsa,
Kogi and Imo elections.
He disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents
after the Council meeting, presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the
Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“Equally N18 billion was provided for the Independent
National Electoral Commission to support them in the conduct of the Bayelsa,
Kogi and Imo elections”, he said.
He equally noted that a total sum of N2.1 trillion has been
approved by FEC as Supplementary Budget for the year 2023, the second this
year.
He explained that out of the proposed amount, N605 billion
would be spent on national defence and security, while about N300 billion would
be spent on the maintenance of bridges.
Bagudu also disclosed that N210 billion would go for the
payment of wage awards to civil servants and N400 billion for cash transfers to
vulnerable households.
The Minister announced that an N100 billion provision was
made in the budget proposals as infrastructure support for the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT), and another N800 billion for the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct the off-season governorship elections in
Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states.
Another provision of N8 billion was included in the
supplementary budget for the take-off of the newly created ministries such as
the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, according to Bagudu.
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