It is not yet clear how much could be added but the two by-elections come with additional cost to the budget for December special Senatorial elections. “We feel comfortable that we will be able to use this US$ 13.5 million to do this election. As it is, the NEC has made good on all international procurement with the USD$ 3 million received from the government of Liberia. After rigorous reviews by the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and development partners, the budget was reduced by US$ 5.2m or 23.%. “In my little experience, I do not believe we can achieve all that we should be doing by now effectively in keeping with transparency that should characterize the Special Senatorial Election in October of this year.

Source: Front Page Africa September 02, 2020 06:56 UTC