The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) charged
V-C Ottaokpukpu & Associates, a law firm, N1,505,901,750 to print copies of
the national register of voters and polling units across the country.
The letter from the commission, dated October 13, began
circulating on Wednesday.
Vincent Otaokpukpu, principal associate and chief counsel of
the firm, confirmed receipt of the letter to TheCable on Thursday morning.
According to the letter, Otaokpukpu wrote to the commission
on October 8, requesting certified true copies of register of voters and all
existing polling units in all electoral wards in Nigeria.
Otaokpukpu made the application under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) 2011.
Rose Oriaran-Anthony, secretary to the commission, responded
to the lawyer’s request in a letter.
“The Commission has approved your request for a copy of the
National Register of Voters for the entire country and the existing polling
Units in all the Electoral Wards in Nigeria pursuant to section 15 of the
Electoral Act 2022,” the letter reads.
“You are hereby requested to pay the sum of One Billion,
Five Hundred and Five Million, Nine Hundred and One Thousand, Seven Hundred and
Fifty Naira only (N1,505,901,750) being the cost of production of the above.
“Kindly pay the said amount into INEC Remita Retrieval
Reference (RRR) (www.remita.com) and present the proof of payment (e-receipt)
in order to proceed with your request.”
Otaokpukpu reevealed that the request was legally wrong.
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