Tag: ELECTORAL ACT 2022

Electoral Law: What to know about the 2023 election campaign

Aminu Imam

…N5bn spending cap, donation can’t exceed N50m, etc. Ahead of the 2023 elections, after months of anticipation and preparation, yesterday, September 28, 2022, the day stipulated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for political parties to commence campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly elections in 2023, has finally come to pass. With the elections expected to be keenly contested, the stakes will be high as parties set to begin the process of convincing citizens to vote for their candidates. As the campaign season has kicked-off, stakeholders have pointed out…

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Electoral Act 2022: Court of Appeal sets aside judgment voiding Section 84 (12)

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court in Umuahia which voided the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. Delivering judgment,  the three-member panel of the court led by Justice Hamma Akawu- Barka held that the Federal High Court Umuahia had no jurisdiction to have entertained the case. This according to them was because the plaintiff,  Mr Nduka Edede, did not have the legal right to have filed the suit in the first place. The appellate court said…

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