INEC's election budget more than doubled between 2015 and 2023
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) budgeted ₦116.3 billion for the 2015 general elections and ₦305 billion for 2023.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) budgeted ₦139 billion for the 2011 general elections. The budget fell to ₦116.3 billion for 2015, rose to ₦189.2 billion for 2019 and was set at ₦305 billion for 2023.
Source: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) budgets, as compiled by Dataphyte. The 2023 figure is the amount proposed before the election was held. The figures do not include the commission's regular annual budget.
These are budgeted amounts, not audited spending.