By Our Correspondent
National News – The Federal Government has proposed ₦135.22bn in the 2026 budget for electoral adjudication and post-election matters ahead of the 2027 Nigerian general election.
The provision appeared in the report on the 2026 Appropriation Bill contained in the Order Paper of the House of Representatives.
The allocation was listed under Service-Wide Votes, a centrally managed fund used by the government to settle obligations that are not tied to any particular ministry, department, or agency.
Service-Wide Votes are typically used to cover national commitments, unforeseen expenditures, and liabilities that cut across multiple institutions.
The new provision indicates that authorities anticipate financial obligations linked to election-related litigation and administrative processes.
Further analysis of the appropriation document showed the amount is captured within the Consolidated Revenue Fund charges, which stood at about ₦3.70tn.
The electoral adjudication provision represents roughly 3.65 per cent of that spending category.
The allocation comes alongside a ₦1.01tn statutory transfer to the Independent National Electoral Commission, the largest recipient among statutory transfers in the 2026 fiscal proposal.
Such transfers are legally backed allocations paid directly from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to key institutions responsible for governance and oversight.
Earlier, the electoral body informed the National Assembly that it would require ₦873.78bn to conduct the 2027 general elections, a significant increase from the ₦313.4bn released for the 2023 Nigerian general election.
