{
  "id": 12549164,
  "title": "INEC Demands Prompt Release of Remaining Budget for Seamless 2027 Polls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/inec-demands-prompt-release-of-remaining-budget-for-seamless-2027",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T04:34:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/07/inec-demands-prompt-release-of-remaining-budget-for-seamless-2027-polls/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "INEC Chairperson, Professor Joash Amupitan, has urged the Nigerian government to swiftly release the remaining budget for the 2027 general elections. Speaking at a press conference, Amupitan pledged that the upcoming election would be a global benchmark for transparency, integrity, and peace. He highlighted that nine out of 14 statutory milestones had already been achieved, and the federal government has already released statutory allocations. However, he stressed the need for the balance to be promptly released to ensure a seamless execution of the election. The chairman also confirmed the nominations of 1,313 senatorial and 3,547 House of Representatives candidates, along with 936 governorship/deputy and 9,692 Assembly candidates.",
  "summary": "• Vows elections will be global benchmark for transparency, integrity • Says Accord, APGA, Youth Party nominated no presidential candidates • EU pledges support, says it has no preferred candidate,",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}