The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has revealed that the commission is seeking additional funding from the Federal Government in preparation for the 2027 general elections.
According to the commission’s chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, while appearing before the Joint Committee on Electoral Matters at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Friday, to defend the commission’s 2025 budget proposal.
The Chairman listed areas needing the funding to include the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, logistics for off-cycle elections, refurbishing INEC offices in local government areas, and replacing broken election supplies such as ballot boxes, voting booths, and Bimodal Voter Accreditation Systems (BVAS).
Prof. Yakubu explained the need for additional funding to support key areas of INEC’s work.
In order to maintain smooth operations, he emphasized the significance of getting funding on time and said that 2025 is a critical year for preparing for the 2027 General Elections.
INEC is still committed to maintaining Nigerian democracy and bolstering the electoral process.
This is as the commission earlier clarified that it does not intend to destroy the over six million uncollected Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) going back to the 2015 voter registration. “The report is incorrect,” it wrote, adding that at no time did it contemplate the destruction of uncollected PVCs.
