ABEOKUTA—The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission has proposed a sum of N1.3 billion for the coming local government election and others scheduled for next year.
Alhaja Risikat Ogunfemi, who disclosed this at the budget defence before the Ogun State House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation, re-assured the people of the State of its determination to conduct free and fair election across the 20 Local Government Councils in the State.
She said that the Commission required the support of both State and Local Government in order to succeed at the Local Government elections.
Ogunfemi said the Commission’s core mission was to conduct peaceful elections in the 20 local government areas and 236 wards across the state, explaining that the Commission needed fund to run a successful election.
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