{"id":194691,"date":"2026-02-13T10:04:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/inec-boss-amupitan-proposes-n873-78bn-for-election"},"modified":"2026-02-13T11:11:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:11:51","slug":"inec-boss-amupitan-proposes-n873-78bn-for-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/inec-boss-amupitan-proposes-n873-78bn-for-election","title":{"rendered":"INEC Boss Amupitan Proposes N873.78bn for Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has proposed a budget of \u20a6873.78 billion for the forthcoming general elections.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of the Commission, Prof Joash Amupitan, submitted the proposal on Thursday during INEC\u2019s presentation of its proposed budget.<\/p>\n<p>INEC is proposing \u20a6873.78 billion for the 2027 general elections, with over \u20a6200 billion allocated to election technology.<\/p>\n<p>Amupitan, who presented the proposed budget before a joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Electoral Matters, said the budget is divided into five major components.<\/p>\n<p>According to the INEC chairman, \u20a6375.75 billion is earmarked for election operations.<\/p>\n<p>He said \u20a692.31 billion would be used for election administrative costs.<\/p>\n<p>Amupitan stated that \u20a6209.21 billion is allocated for election technology.<\/p>\n<p>He added that \u20a6154.90 billion is for election capital costs, while \u20a641.61 billion is set aside for miscellaneous expenses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has proposed a budget of \u20a6873.78 billion for the forthcoming general elections. The Chairman of the Commission, Prof Joash Amupitan, submitted the proposal on Thursday during INEC\u2019s presentation of its proposed budget. 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