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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