THE 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS GO COST N242.4bn - PRESIDENT BUHARI YARN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

President Buhari don yarn say the 2019 general elections go cost about 242.4 billion Naira. The President yarn so for the letter wey he send to the National Assembly, say make dey withdraw the money from the 2018 and 2019 budgets.

For the letter he explain say to implement budget of 9.12 trillion Naira for 2018 go dey extremely challenging and e no go consider the expedient, to increase am to accommodate the funds way dem need for the 2019 general elections.

See the propose budget for the 2019 election

The total amount for the 2019 general elections
2018 supplementary – N164, 104, 792, 065
2019 budget – N78, 314, 530, 535
Total – N242, 445, 322, 600
Office of the National Security Adviser
2018 supplementary – N3, 855, 500, 000
2019 budget – 426, 000, 000
Total – 4, 281, 500,000
INEC
2018 supplementary – N143, 512, 529, 445
2019 budget – N45, 695, 015,438
Total: N189, 207, 544, 893
NSCDC
2018 supplementary – N1, 845, 597, 000
2019 budget – N1, 727, 997, 500
Total – N3, 573, 534, 500
Nigeria Police
2018 supplementary – N11, 457, 417, 432
2019 budget – N19, 083, 900, 000
Total – N30, 541, 317, 432
NIS
2018 supplementary – N530, 110, 078
2019 budget – N2, 098,033, 142
Total – N2, 628, 143, 320
DSS
2018 supplementary – N2, 903, 638, 000
2019 budget – N9,309,644,455
Total – N12, 213, 282, 455