INEC Laments Over Naira Scarcity

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed that the naira notes scarcity may disrupt the general elections.

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made this known during a meeting with the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele at the CBN headquarters, Abuja.

Yakubu explained that many service providers to INEC had no bank accounts, noting that service providers needed to be paid fully or partly.

The Chairman urged the apex bank to address the concern related to the cash withdrawal policy which had caused chaos across the country.