The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it did not get any cash support from international development partners to conduct the 2023 general election.
The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the clarification during a meeting with Civil Society Organisations on the review of the 2023 general election.
He said the clarification is to correct the impressions that the commission received huge sums of money from development partners for the election, adding that only the Federal Government supported the commission with cash.
Professor Yakubu said, “Indeed, it has been a longstanding policy of the present Commission not to receive direct funding and cash transfers from sources other than the Federal Government of Nigeria.”
He said the support from foreign partners came in the form of technical advice, civic and voter education, organisation of meetings and capacity-building workshops, as well as the publication of documents.
“On this note, it is appropriate for the Commission to express its appreciation to civil society organisations and development partners for their enormous support to the Commission during the 2023 General Election.
“This came in the form of technical advice, civic and voter education, organisation of meetings and capacity-building workshops, as well as the publication of documents.”
