Do you think that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) used buns boxes during the election?
Did you ever take a good look at the ballot box you threw your precious vote into after voting?
If you did not give attention to it, we did. Above is one image from a polling unit in Ojokoro area of Lagos State.
On February 25, Nigerians were too busy looking forward to seeing their candidate win the election, as they cast their votes.
Not many could pay good attention to some of the ballot boxes provided by INEC in the election.
Now, some persons have described them as buns boxes.
However, their true intention is to call out INEC for procuring those buns boxes with whatever amount.
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Well, they may have a point.
Take a closer look at the boxes and you will find that most of them do not have locks.
Basically, they have been broken after being used in a previous election.
Take a look at the House of Representative sticker on that buns box by the left. Did you see how tattered the sticker is?
INEC used old boxes it had used in earlier elections and that is why the covers do not match the stickers that were on the boxes.
The electoral body directed people to pick boxes and played to the gallery when if faield to remember that the boxes had matching colours to make it easier for voters to know where to drop their ballot papers.
Now, people are accusing INEC of spending so much money for procurement of election materials while they only reused their old buns boxes.
Also, people think INEC will again pick old buns boxes for the governorship and state House of Assembly elections.
In one of the comments on the issue, a Twitter user gives a breakdown of how much INEC bought the box. Note: It is not clear if this breakdown is truly from INEC’s document.
Wow!!!!! Look at the figures….
You printed ballot papers for 20.6Billion @inecnigeria then the doughnut and buns plastic boxes you bought them for 7.8Billion?
Logistics for officials that got to some pooling units at 4pm sits at 23Billion..Nigeria, clap for yourself pic.twitter.com/apn8Ks4VKX
— The Souvenir Whisperer 🎁 (@Inzaghi1) February 26, 2023