{
  "id": 7085548,
  "title": "Account for ₦126bn ‘missing’ electoral funds, SERAP tells INEC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/account-for-126bn-missing-electoral-funds-serap-tells-inec",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T09:24:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/account-for-%e2%82%a6126bn-missing-electoral-funds-serap-tells-inec/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SERAP, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has demanded that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) account for over ₦126.46 billion in public funds that were supposed to be used for electoral operations but were allegedly \"diverted, lost, mismanaged, or otherwise unaccounted for.\" The funds were allocated for various electoral-related expenses, including the procurement of ballot boxes, electoral devices, and materials, as well as result sheets. SERAP made the demand in a statement on September 12, 2026, referencing the Auditor-General's audited report from August 7, 2026, which covered the period between January and December 2022, with some cases extending to December 31, 2023. The organization has urged INEC to provide details on the payments, beneficiaries, contracts, procurement processes, contractors, suppliers, and the status of the goods, services, and electoral assets involved. SERAP also called for the alleged misconduct to be referred to the EFCC and ICPC for investigation and prosecution.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Account for ₦126bn ‘missing’ electoral funds, SERAP tells INEC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/account-for-126bn-missing-electoral-funds-serap-tells-inec-7086699",
        "published": "2026-09-13T09:40:01.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}