The Independent National Electoral Commission in Anambra State is demanding an illegal sum of N2.2m to make certified true copies of electoral documents available to All Progressive Congress (APC), as ordered by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal Awka, citing “hike in the price of materials.”
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Anambra State is demanding an illegal sum of N2.2m to make certified true copies of electoral documents available to All Progressive Congress (APC), as ordered by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal Awka, citing “hike in the price of materials.”
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The memo was issued at the instance of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof Chukwuemeka Onukogu, and could set a dangerous precedent for INEC work in the country.
In rather atrocious English, the memo said:
“Taking cognizance of the hike in the price of materials in the bid to producing and furnish interested Applicants with all the electoral documents they may request/require to prosecute their respective election petitions, the above members arrived at the prevalent costs listed below viz:
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1. 100 Cartons of A4 Paper @ N3, 500 each = 350,000.00
2. 25 Packets of Toner @ 20.000 each = 500,000.00
3. 100 litres of Diesel for Generator @ N170
per litre for 14 days = 238,000.00
4. Photocopying personnel @ N25,000 each for
21 Local Government Area = 525,000.00
5. Miscellaneous Expenses such as servicing
Generating plant = 100,000.00
6. Servicing of Photocopier Machines = 100,000.00
7. Purchase of 10 Giant Stapler @ 5, 000 each = 50,000.00
8. Purchase of 10 packets of stapling pins @N 200 = 2,000.00
each.
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N1, 865,000.00
Certification Fee is 355,000.00
TOTAL: N2,220,000.00
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