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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) wants N6bn to feed policemen during the 2019 polls.
This is contained in the budget for the polls presented to the Members of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Electoral Matters who is presently in a meeting with INEC representatives in Abuja.
Lawmakers are asking the INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, to defend it.
The budget defence is ongoing at the National Assembly.
Meanwhile, the Committee chairman, Aisha Dukku, a member representing Dukku/Nafada federal constituency, stated that the the proposed 2019 elections budget and the controversies therein will all be addressed.