The National Assembly Joint Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will reconvene on August 27 to conclude work on the 2019 INEC budget submitted to it by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Co-Chairman of the Joint Committee, Senator Suleiman Nazif, had said in a statement.

 According to him, “Sequel to the ongoing consideration of the INEC 2019 General Election Budget by the joint committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, the general public is hereby informed that work on the budget is in advanced stage and in line with the mandate issued to the joint committee by the leadership of the National Assembly.

“Equally, the joint committee deliberated on all key attributes of the budget while taking into cognisance the imperative urgency for the budget to be ready in time for the 2019 general election hence, necessitating sacrifice and selflessness from our distinguished and honourable members.

“Furthermore, it is imperative to state here explicitly that, after an audacious session with all critical stakeholders, the joint committee dissolved into executive structure and agreed to resume on 27th of August, 2018, (after Sallah) to consider the harmonised version of the budget report diligently.

“More so, the report of the joint committee will be made available for further and appropriate legislative action in earnest.”