INEC Funding: SAN Proposes Amendment To Electoral Act

The acting director, department of legislative support services at the National Institute for Democratic and Legislative studies, (NILDS), Abuja, Prof. Abiodun Amuda- Kannike, on Thursday called for the amendment of the Electoral Law to restore 12 month funding window to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before elections.

Amuda- Kannike made the call while delivering a lecture titled: “LeveragingTechnology for Electoral Credibility in Nigeria : A Critical Appraisal of the Electoral Act 2026” to commemorate the maiden Founders’ Day/Open House of the Abdulrazaq Abubakar Toyin
University(AATU), Ganmo, Kwara State.

“The Act should be amended to the effect that the sums supporting appropriations for the conduct of general elections shall be released to the commission not later than twelve months before the date of the election.The twelve- month window aligns with international best practice

“The International Foundation for Electoral System (IFES) recommends that electoral management bodies receive funding at least twelve month before elections to allow adeqaute time for technology procurement, testing, and contingency planning,” he said.

Earlier, the proprietor,AATU, Alh AbdulRazaq Toyin, had narrated how said the former vice chancellor of the
University of Abuja, Prof AbdulRasheed Na’ Allah influenced his decision to establish the university.

He said his initial plan was to establish a standard hospital or secondary school on his large expanse of land located in the heart of Ganmon community for which he had already put structures in place.

He said Na’Allah upturned his dicision during a visit to the site of the university

Toyin said his mission is to see the university grow to become “a world class university like Harvard university.”

He expressed delight that the university which took off with 600 students at inception is positively impacting on the community by providing jobs for them and also meeting the demands of admission seekers.

The vice chancellor of the university Professor Abdulrauf Ambali hailed the propriotor for investing hugely in university education.

He said the institution had in the last one year introduced innovations, adding that the university is “digitally driven