What penalties are envisioned for offences related to unlawful conduct of campaign financing?

Nigeria

Nigeria

Answer
Both fine and imprisonment
Source

AN ACT TO REPEAL THE ELECTORALACT 2006 AND RE-ENACT THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION, REGULATETHE CONDUCT OF FEDERAL, STATE AND AREA COUNCIL ELECTIONS AND FOR RELATEDMATTERS, 2010

 

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Unlawfulor wrongful campaign financing

 

91. -(1) Electionexpenses shall not exceed the sum stipulated in subsection (2) –(7) of thissection.

(2) The maximum electionexpenses to be incurred by a candidate at a Presidential election shall be onebillion naira (N1,000,000,000).

(3) The maximum electionexpenses to be incurred by a candidate at a Governorship election shall be twohundred million naira (N200,000,000).

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(10) A candidate who knowinglyacts in contravention of this section commits an offence and on convictionshall be liable –

(a) in case of presidentialelection to a maximum fine of N1,000,000.00 or imprisonment of 12 months orboth;

 

92.

-(1) For the purposes of an election,'election expenses' means expenses incurred by a political partywithin the period from the date notice is given by the Commission to conduct anelection up to and including, the polling day in respect of the particularelection.

(2) Election expenses incurredby a political party for the management or the conduct of an election shall bedetermined by the Commission in consultation with the political parties.

(3) (a) Election expenses of apolitical party shall be submitted to the Commission in a separate auditedreturn within six months after an election and such return shall be signed bythe political party's auditors and countersigned by the Chairman of the partyand be supported by a sworn affidavit by the signatories as to thecorrectness of its contents.

(b) Any political party whichcommits a breach of this section is guilty of an offence and shall be liable onconviction to a maximum fine of N1,000,000 and in the case of failure to submitan accurate audited return within the stipulated period, the court may impose amaximum penalty of N200,000 per day on any party for the period after thereturn was due until it is submitted to the Commission.

Comment

Fine of not less thanN500,000.00

 

Fine of N1,000,000.00 or imprisonment of 12 monthsor both
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