Who may file a complaint?
Nigeria
- Candidate/ Party Representative
- Political Party
AN ACT TO REPEALTHE ELECTORAL ACT 2006 AND RE-ENACT THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORALCOMMISSION, REGULATE THE CONDUCT OF FEDERAL, STATE AND AREA COUNCIL ELECTIONSAND FOR RELATED MATTERS, 2010
PART VIII -DETERMINATION OF ELECTION PETITIONS ARISING FROM ELECTIONS
137.
(1) An electionpetition may be presented by one or more of the following
persons—
(a) a candidate inan election;
(b) a politicalparty which participated in the election.
(2) A person whoseelection is complained of is, in this Bill, referred to as the
respondent.
(3) If thepetitioner complains of the conduct of an Electoral Officer, a Presiding
or ReturningOfficer, it shall not be necessary to join such officers or persons
notwithstandingthe nature of the complaint and the Commission shall, in this
instance, be—
(a) made arespondent; and
(b) deemed to bedefending the petition for itself and on behalf its officers or such otherpersons.
