A former National Commissioner with the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Lai Olurode, says the 2023 general elections may cost more because of the rising insecurity in the country. Rampaging hoodlums had razed no fewer than 11 INEC offices, 13 vehicles, 429 generators, others in over 41 attacks in the last few months. The burning of INEC offices is not the burning of the electorate, it is not the burning of sensitive materials. Olurode said, “The cost of doing an election is so enormous even though in Nigeria we are not doing badly in terms of the cost of election per voter. “The last election in Nigeria cost about N189bn or N190bn and the register had just about 84 million (registered voters).

Source: Punch June 02, 2021 18:33 UTC