The National Assembly Joint Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission has again invited the Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to give further clarifications on the 2019 General Elections Budget.
The Chairman of the Senate committee on INEC, Senator Suleiman Nazif, who made this known to newsmen after the joint committee meeting on Thursday, said Yakubu was expected to be at the meeting by 11:00 am Friday.
He said the joint committee, having met to harmonise their reports, following Yakubu’s visit to both chambers on Wednesday, came to a conclusion that more clarifications needed to be made on the budget.
The meeting was convened consequent upon the letter of President Muhammadu Buhari, requesting for supplementary and virement for the 2019 general elections.
“In view of that,they decided to invite the chairman of INEC for further clarifications from there they will issue a statement to inform Nigerians of their position.
Nazif assured Nigerians that the joint committee would endeavour to make sure that the elections did not suffer any setback as a result of the president’s request to the National Assembly.
The lawmaker commended his colleagues for cutting short their holiday to meet and consider the president’s letter in effort to ensure the success of the elections.
Source: Daily Post
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