Deji Elumoye in Abuja
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Matters Tuesday constituted a sub-committee to look into the new budget proposal of N143 billion submitted to it by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Chairman of the committee, Senator Suleiman Nazif, told newsmen at the end of its executive session in Senate Room 117, that INEC Tuesday submitted a prioritised budget proposal of N143 billion to the committee.
This, he said, was in line with the committee’s directive to INEC on Monday to adjust its budget proposal from N189 billion to N143 billion approved by the committee.
Senator Nazif added that the sub-committee has up till Wednesday to submit its report to the larger committee.
He further confirmed that INEC has adjusted its budget for the 2019 general election from N189 billion to N143…
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