Section 26: Annual Estimates and accounts

(1) The Commission shall, not later than 30th September in each year, submit to the President an estimate of its expenditure and income (including payments to the Commission Fund) for the next succeeding year.
(2) The Commission shall keep proper accounts in respect of each year and proper records in relation to those accounts and shall cause its accounts to be audited within six months after the end of each year by auditors appointed from the lists and in accordance with the guidelines supplied by the Auditor General of the Federation.