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| Mahmood Yakubo INEC chairman |
The Independent National Electoral Commission has budgeted the sum of N 1 . 8 bn for a possible Presidential run - off in 2019 .
A run - off or rerun is a second- round election that takes place after the first one fails to produce a winner.
According to Section 134 of the 1999 Constitution , a Presidential candidate can only be declared winner garnering the highest number of votes cast , and having received at least a quarter of the votes at each of at least two -thirds of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory .
The section reads in part , “ If no candidate satisfies the requirement , a second election will be held between the two leading candidates within seven days from the pronouncement of the result . ”
INEC , therefore , budgeted the sum of N 1 , 860 , 952 , 928 for election logistic expenses including movement , deployment and retrieval of men and materials in the event of a run - off .
The information is contained in INEC ’ s 2019 Election Project Plan Vol . 2 .
The total sum of N 189 bn , which INEC is demanding to execute the general elections , is included in the N 228 bn virement proposal sent to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari .
INEC also earmarked the sum of N 4 . 6 bn for miscellaneous expenses for the general elections .
While the election operational cost was put at N 134 bn , the sum of N 27 . 5 bn was tabled down as the cost of election technology .
The sum of N 22 . 6 bn was also budgeted for election administrative cost .
According to the electoral umpire , the Presidential election , which holds on February 16 , 2019 , will gulp over N 32 bn .
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