{
  "id": 15525002,
  "title": "SERAP sues INEC over N126bn electoral funds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/serap-sues-inec-over-n126bn-electoral-funds-15525002",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T00:46:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/serap-sues-inec-over-n126bn-electoral-funds/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SERAP has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the Federal High Court in Abuja, over allegations that INEC failed to account for over N126.46bn allocated for electoral operations. The suit seeks an order compelling INEC to disclose details of the expenditure, utilisation, and disbursement of the funds earmarked for electoral materials, equipment, and vehicles, as well as other electoral services. SERAP claims that the Auditor-General's 2023 report revealed several transactions where billions of naira were paid without complying with procurement requirements or providing sufficient evidence that the contracted goods and services were supplied.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "SERAP sues INEC over failure to account for ‘₦126bn electoral funds’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/serap-sues-inec-over-failure-to-account-for-126bn-electoral-funds",
        "published": "2026-10-18T08:50:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "SERAP sues INEC over failure to account for ‘missing ₦126bn electoral funds’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/serap-sues-inec-over-failure-to-account-for-missing-126bn-electoral",
        "published": "2026-10-18T09:06:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "SERAP Sues INEC Over Alleged ₦126.46bn Missing Electoral Funds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/serap-sues-inec-over-alleged-126-46bn-missing-electoral-funds",
        "published": "2026-10-19T00:03:22.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}