#OBSCURELEGALFACTS BY AROME ABU
CEILING FOR ELECTION EXPENSES IN NIGERIA
In Nigeria, the maximum election expenses to be incurred by
candidates are as follows:
(1) PRESIDENTIAL – N1 BILLION
(2) GUBERNATORIAL – N200 MILLION
(3) SENATORIAL- N40 MILLION
(4) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-20 MILLION.
(5) STATE ASSEMBLY – N10 MILLION
PENALTY
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE – Imprisonment for 12 months or fine of
1,000,000 or both.
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE-Imprisonment for 9 months or fine of
N800,000 or both.
SENATORIAL CANDIDATE Imprisonment for 6 months or fine of
N600,000 or both
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATES: Imprisonment for 5 months
or fine of N500,000 or both
STATE ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE: Imprisonment for 3months or fine of
N300,000 or both.
SEE SECTION 91 OF THE ELECTORAL ACT
In 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari declined assent to a Bill
passed by the National Assembly seeking to review the strictures
for election expenses in Nigeria.
Other items in the stalled Bill include; Sequence of Election,
and the proposition of E-voting in Nigeria. etc
Arome Abu is the Principal Partner of TCLP.
CAVEAT: Note that this information is provided for general
enlightenment purposes and is not intended to be any form of legal
advice.
Obscure Legal Facts is an exclusive daily publication of THE
COUNSEL L-P.
Plot 108 Idris Gidado
Way, Wuye, Abuja.
abuarome@gmail.com
+234 803 262 2359
+234 708 1156 539.
Twitter: @TheCounselLP
#OBSCURELEGALFACTS BY AROME ABU
CEILING FOR ELECTION EXPENSES IN NIGERIA
In Nigeria, the maximum election expenses to be incurred by
candidates are as follows:
(1) PRESIDENTIAL – N1 BILLION
(2) GUBERNATORIAL – N200 MILLION
(3) SENATORIAL- N40 MILLION
(4) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-20 MILLION.
(5) STATE ASSEMBLY – N10 MILLION
PENALTY
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE – Imprisonment for 12 months or fine of
1,000,000 or both.
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE-Imprisonment for 9 months or fine of
N800,000 or both.
SENATORIAL CANDIDATE Imprisonment for 6 months or fine of
N600,000 or both
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATES: Imprisonment for 5 months
or fine of N500,000 or both
STATE ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE: Imprisonment for 3months or fine of
N300,000 or both.
SEE SECTION 91 OF THE ELECTORAL ACT
In 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari declined assent to a Bill
passed by the National Assembly seeking to review the strictures
for election expenses in Nigeria.
Other items in the stalled Bill include; Sequence of Election,
and the proposition of E-voting in Nigeria. etc
Arome Abu is the Principal Partner of TCLP.
CAVEAT: Note that this information is provided for general
enlightenment purposes and is not intended to be any form of legal
advice.
Obscure Legal Facts is an exclusive daily publication of THE
COUNSEL L-P.
Plot 108 Idris Gidado
Way, Wuye, Abuja.
abuarome@gmail.com
+234 803 262 2359
+234 708 1156 539.
Twitter: @TheCounselLP