INEC spends N100m on Dino Melaye’s failed recall

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it spent a total of N100 million on the failed attempt to recall Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi-West Senatorial District in the National Assembly.

Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, revealed this while responding to questions posed to him at a press conference in Abuja on Friday.

Yakubu said the figure was nowhere near the N100bn being bandied by the Peoples Democratic Party.

”A recall exercise is just like conducting a Senatorial election, adding that Kogi-West which Melaye represents, has 552 polling units and seven local governments.

“Ad hoc staff was deployed in all the polling units.” Yakubu added.