Osun poll: Experts flag tracking hurdles as INEC probes N100bn spending
Experts have raised concerns over the difficulty of tracking election expenditure, as the Independent National Electoral Commission moves to independently verify a report alleging that the All Progressives Congress and Accord spent over N100bn on the August 15 Osun State governorship election. A report published by Saturday PUNCH had unravelled the spending by the two Read More:…
A recent report has raised concerns over the difficulty of tracking election expenditure during the Osun State governorship election, with experts flagging potential hurdles for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in verifying claims of over N100bn spent by the All Progressives Congress and Accord parties. The report, based on findings from multiple sources, suggests that the APC allegedly allocated N40,000 per targeted voter, while the Accord targeted an average of 150 voters in each of the state's 3,763 polling units at N20,000 per voter.
However, INEC's National Commissioner, Mohammed Haruna, emphasized that the commission cannot rely solely on the report's calculations and must conduct its own assessment to determine whether the parties breached the N3bn spending limit prescribed for governorship candidates under the Electoral Act 2026.
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