The Independent National Electoral Commission has planned to spend N117bn on electoral technologies in line with its decision to deploy the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and the Result Viewing Portal in the 2023 elections.
This came as the commission is also investing in top-notch cyber security systems to ward off attacks by hackers against its servers, website and database.
He had also complained that the commission’s result viewing portal came under attack from hackers during the Ekiti and Osun governorship elections. It was gathered that the commission has also developed tight protocols against attacks on its cyber facilities. It argued that the budget was based on the ‘’fundamental principle that elections must be efficient and cost-effective to deliver better value for money.’’
It added, “In nominal terms, this is an increase of 61.37 per cent on the cost of conducting the 2019 elections. However, in real terms, the proposed budget for the 2023 general election is comparable to the expenditure on the 2015 and 2019 general elections taking into consideration the increased rate of the consumer price index between 2015, 2019 and 2021, as well as the widening differentials in the foreign exchange rate.
It stated that the huge cost associated with this activity was due to the commission’s adherence to the safety and health measures associated with the conduct of elections within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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