INEC wants N6bn to feed policemen during 2019 polls

News Express |15th Aug 2018 | 1,734

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) wants N6bn to feed policemen during the 2019 polls.

This is contained in the budget for the polls presented to the House of Representatives by INEC.

Lawmakers have asked the INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, to defend it.

•Sourced from a Daily Trust report

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