NAN The Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP) on Monday described the National Assembly’s rescheduled resumption of plenary to Oct. 9, as insensitive to pressing national issues. Mr Sesugh Akume, the national Spokesman of the party, expressed the viewpoint in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN reports that the National […]
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INEC budget delay: Group wants `necessary steps’ from Buhari
INEC budget : Crisis looms as NASS battles Buhari over source of elections funding
STRONG indications emerged, yesterday, that fresh crisis looms between Presidency andNational Assembly over the estimate of N9.2 trillion 2018 budget as President Muhammadu Buhari had recommended the virement of the N143 billion for 2019 elections budget from the N943.573 billion service wide votes provisions in the budget and not from N578 billion special votes the lawmakers approved in the general budget.
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National Assembly panel cuts INEC polls budget by N2002.2m, endorses N143.3bn
John Ameh, Abuja The National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Matters wound down its sitting on the budget for the 2019 elections on Thursday. The committee had, on Tuesday, adopted N143.5bn as the budget for the polls and asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to forward a breakdown for the sum. After its meeting with […] …
INEC budget: NASS committee rejects N189bn request, recommends N143bn
THE Joint Committee on Electoral Matters in the National assembly has voted to reject a proposal of N189 billion put forward by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the 2019 election. […]
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2019 Elections: NASS Rejects INEC’s Budget, Approves N143bn
The Joint Committee on Electoral Matters in the National Assembly, has rejected the N189 billion proposed Budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Arising from a closed-door meeting at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, the committee directed the electoral body to revert to the N143 billion proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari in his letter […]
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National Assembly committee ‘adopts’ Buhari election budget
The Nigeria National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Matters on Monday ‘adopted’ the N143 billion Independent National Electoral Commission budget as presented by President Muhammadu Buhari. There have been controversies around the budget as the INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, in his presentation to the committee on the August 15, demanded N189.2 billion. In his letter […] …
NASS rejects INEC’s Budget, approves N143bn
Senate President Saraki and Speaker of House of Rep. Dogara: as Senate rejects INEC budget and approves Buhari’s proposal By Ifeanyi NwokoThe Joint Committee on Electoral Matters in the National Assembly, has rejected the N189 billion proposed Budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Arising from a closed-door meeting at the
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INEC Budget: Don’t play politics with 2019 elections, CSO cautions
Centre for Social Justice, a Civil Society Organisation, has cautioned the executive and legislative arms of government against playing politics with the 2019 election budget. Mr Eze Onyekpere, Lead Director of CSJ said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the 2019 general elections were […] …