2015: Poor INEC funding worries Tambuwal, Jega

Date: 2014-03-12

The 2015 election and the future of Nigeria was at the centre of discussions Wednesday in Ilorin, Kwara State, among key stakeholders in the polity at a public lecture on “Challenges of Fraud-Free Elections under a Democratic Dispensation” organised by the Mustapha Akanbi Foundation (MAF).

Both  the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji  Aminu Tambuwal and the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega painted a lamentable picture of poor funding of the commission, arguing that it could severely impair the ability of his team to deliver the expected credible election in 2015.

Tambuwal, who was chairman of the event, said unless something was done about the funding challenge, Nigeria may need to prepare for something else. Both of them made the observations while responding to questions on the theme of the lecture.

Jega said: “Anytime we mention figures about how much it will cost for election, we are put on the defensive. But since the Honourable Speaker has mentioned the figure, I am duty-bound to mention our figure.  As I speak with you when we saw the budget of N45 billion and we are asked to now provide the details of how N45 billion can be spent in our engagement with the relevant authorities,” he said.

“Look N45 billion is not even sufficient for us to do necessary procurement between now and say November and to pay salaries and other entitlements of staff because all those are parts of this N45 billion.

“The procurement for purely electoral materials and electoral activities alone outside of payment of allowances is more than N45 billion. So how can you get N45 billion for the entire exercise? Like I said, when we had discussion with the budget office, we submitted a budget of N102 billion and yet N45 billion is what is submitted for us. We hope our engagement with government and the National Assembly will provide more funding for us to be able to do a good job.”

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Adeleke Ogungbe     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Abioye Bello     Amuda Aluko     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Logun     Idris Garuba     Oladimeji Thompson     Ajeigbe     Assayomo     Nigerian Army     Funmilayo Mohammed     Muhammadu Buhari     Nagode     UNILORIN Alumni     Face Masks     Sabi     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Labaeka     Apado     Agbarere     Sidikat Akaje     Aliyu U. Tilde     Ilorin Water Reticulation     GANZY     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Onilorin     Turaki     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Eleja     Yinka Aluko     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     International Aviation College     Omupo     Eghe Igbinehi     Jumoke F. Ajao     Unicontinental Construction Company     Bluenile Associates     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Kwara State Health Insurance Agency     IHS Towers     Oba Of Jebba     KWSIEC     Kwara State Pension Board     Dele Momodu     Tafidan Kaiama     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Ogbondoroko     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Bayo Ojo     Shonga     Ibrahim Gambari     Wahab Isa     Suleman Abubakar     Jide Ashonibare     Elerin Of Adanla     Ilorin East     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Mike Omotosho     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Towoju     Aliyu Salihu     AGM Professional Services     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Abubakar Baba     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Mutawali     Dauda Adesola     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Ojo Fadumila     Abdulazeez Uthman     Razak Atunwa     Oluronke Adeyemi     Kwara-SAPZ Project    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bello Oyebanji     Kwara State Pension Board     Osi     AbdulRahman Saad     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Bamikole Omishore     Kola Shittu     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Sa\'adu Gambari     Abubakar Atiku     Kuliyan Geri     Hakeem Idris     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Oba Abdulrahim     Binta Abubakar Mora     Razak Atunwa     Ridwan Agboola     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     YAKOOYO     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     Mike Omotosho     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Kamaldeen Gambari     Oniyangi     KwaraLearn     Kunle Akogun     Kwara University Of Education     Adeniyi Ojo     Kwara State Fire Service     Guber Aspirant     Al-Adaby     Kanu Agabi     Old Oyo     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Transition Implementation Committee     Olabanji Orilonishe     Quranic Recitation Competition     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Balogun Ajikobi     JSSCE     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     MalHub     Ayekale     Muhammed Aliyu     Farouk Salim     KWSIEC     Mary Arinde     Ilesha-Baruba     Abikan     Amada Jidda     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Young Progressives Party     Doyin Group     Nigeria Computer Society     Umar Adelodun     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Amos Justus Sayo     Pius Abioje     NSCIA     Alanamu     Muhammad Toyin Sanusi     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Olam Food Ingredients     Omoniyi Ayinla     Ibrahim Mohammed     Adegoke Bamidele     Umar Saro     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Akeem Olatunji     Lola Ashiru     IYA ALFA NLA     Ayobami Seriki