SERAP gives INEC 7 days to account for ₦126bn ‘diverted electoral funds’ or face legal action

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seven days to “account for over ₦126.46 billion in public funds appropriated for electoral operations but allegedly diverted, lost, mismanaged or otherwise unaccounted for.” The funds relate to the procurement of ballot boxes, electoral devices and materials, sensitive materi...