The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally revealed it awarded the printing of some sensitive materials for the 2023 elections to a company owned by a sitting Senator and a governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa state.
INEC stated this in a statement signed by its national commissioner, Festus Okoye and posted on its Twitter page on Thursday, March 16.Information Guide Nigeria
Okoye explained why the commission awarded a contract for the printing of sensitive Electoral materials to a company, Binani Printing Press.
LEGIT.NG reports that the commission awarded the printing of governorship result sheets for Jigawa, Kaduna, Kebbi, Kaduna, Kano, Zamfara and Sokoto states to Binani Printing Press Limited, a company owned by Aishatu Ahmed, a Senator representing Adamawa central in the 9th National Assembly.NYSC Portal
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Aishatu Ahmed is also the governorship candidate of the APC in Saturday’s election.
INEC said the company got the contract through open bidding, and that it was not aware of its relationship with the senator.JAMB Result
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said, “Procurements in the Commission go through open competitive bidding and Binani Printing Press Limited was one of the security printing companies that applied to print security documents for the Commission.”
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