The problem of Nigeria is not lack of adequate laws but the lack of enforcement of the laws. Please carefully go through these Sections of our Electoral Act and compare with what is obtainable now. SECTION 90. -(1). The Commission shall have power to place limitation on the amount of money or other assets, which an individual or group of persons can contribute to a political party. SECTION 91 -(1) Election expenses shall not exceed the sum stipulated in subsection (2) – (7) of this section. (2) The maximum election expenses to be incurred by a candidate at a Presidential election shall be one billion naira (N1,000,000,000). (3) The maximum election expenses to be incurred by a candidate at a Governorship election shall be two hundred million naira (N200,000,000). (4) The maximum amount of election expenses to be incurred in respect of Senatorial seat by a candidate at an election to the National Assembly shall be forty million naira (N40,000,000) while the seat for House of Representatives shall be twenty million naira (N20,000,000) (5) In the case of State Assembly election, the maximum amount of election expenses to be incurred shall be ten million naira (N10,000,000). (6) In the case of a chairmanship election to an Area Council, the maximum amount of election expresses to be incurred shall be ten million naira (N10,000,000). (7) In the case of councillorship election to an Area Council, the maximum amount of election expenses to be incurred shall be one million naira (N1,000, 000). (8) In determining the total expenditure incurred in relation to the candidature of any person at any election no account shall be taken of:- (a) any deposit made by the candidate on his/her nomination in compliance with the law ; (b) any expenditure incurred before the notification of the date fixed for the election with respect to services rendered or material supplied before such notification. (c) Political party expenses in respect of the candidate standing for a particular election. (9) No individual or other entity shall donate more than one million naira (N1, 000,000) to any candidate. (10) A candidate who knowingly acts in contravention of this section commits an offence and on conviction shall be liable – (a) in case of presidential election to a maximum fine of N1,000,000.00 or imprisonment of 12 months or both; (b) in the case of a governorship election to a fine of N800,000.00 or imprisonment for 9 months or both; (c) in case of senatorial seat election in the National Assembly election to a fine of N600,000.00 or imprisonment for 6 months or both; (d) in the case of House of Representatives seat election in the National Assembly election to a fine of N500,000.00 or imprisonment for 5 months or both; | P a g e (e) in the case of a State House of Assembly election to a fine of N300,000.00 or 3 months imprisonment or both; (f) in the case of Chairmanship election to a fine of N300,000.00 or 3 months imprisonment or both; and (g) in the case of Councillorship election to a fine of N100,000.00 or 1 month imprisonment or both. (11) Any individual who knowingly acts in contravention of subsection (9) shall on conviction be liable to a maximum fine of N500,000.00 or 9 months imprisonment or both. (12) Any Accountant who falsifies or conspires or aids a candidate to forge or falsify a document relating to his expenditure at an election or receipt or donation for the election or in any way aids and abets the breach of the provision of this section of this Act commits an offence and on conviction is liable to 10 years imprisonment.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 16:51:39 +0000
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