List Of Voter Card Offences In Nigeria.

DAILY LAW TIPS by Onyekachi Umah,Esq.(Tip 267)

LIST OF VOTER CARD OFFENCES IN
NIGERIA.

Below is a list of offences that can be committed with a voter’s
card in any part of Nigeria. They are;

1. LENDING OF VOTER’S CARD.
It is an offence for a holder of voter’s card to give same to some
other person for it to be used at an election in any part of
Nigeria. The only person that can collect a voter’s card at an
election is an official of Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) acting in official duty.

2. RECEIVING OF VOTER’S CARD.
It is an offence for any person to receive any other person’s
voter’s card while pretending to be another person in order to use
such at an election.

3. POSSESSION OF MORE THAN ONE VOTER’S CARD.
Unless one is an official of Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), it is an offence to be in possession of more
than one Voter’s card.

4. BUYING AND SELLING OF VOTER’S CARD.
It is an offence in any part of Nigeria, for any person to buy or
sell voter’s card. Both seller and buyer will be held guilty.

Each of the above mentioned electoral offences is punishable
with fine of not more than N1 Million Naira or imprisonment for not
more than 12 months or both.

My authorities are sections 120 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d) and 158
of the Electoral Act, 2010.

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