The
Chairman, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,
Sen. Ali Ndume, has challenged the commission to ensure that it conducted
credible elections in 2019.
He
particularly called on the Chairman of the commission, Prof. MahmoodYakubu, to
surpass the achievements of his immediate predecessor, Prof. AtahiruJega.
Ndume
gave the charged when the committee hosted INEC in a defence of its 2017 Budget
yesterday in Abuja.
According
to him, the 2015 general elections conducted by Jega was globally acclaimed to
be credible and the best of its kind in the history of the country.
Defending
the commission’s budget, its chairman said that N45 billion had been budgeted
for its activities in 2017.
He said
that N20.9 billion was earmarked for Personnel Cost during the year, explaining
that the commission’s staff strength was over 16, 000.
The commission’s
defence was adjourned till Tuesday to enable members of the committee acquaint
themselves with details of the document.
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