Electoral offences are arguably the most widespread
infractions of the law in this season. However, few are ever
punished in Nigeria. The most notable are offences leading to
the election including violations of campaign expenses and the
use of government facilities for campaign.
Indeed, it is even more remarkable that because of the system
in Nigeria that a number of politicians after deliberately
infringing upon the law to get into public offices use the
privileges of the office and the public purse to sustain
themselves in office. Funds are obtained from government
office to pay lawyers for electoral cases.
Prof. Maurice Iwu as chairman of the Independent National
Electoral Commission had in 2007 vowed to use a then deputy
governor of one of the Southwest states who was caught red-
handed pulling ballot boxes as an example, however, nothing
came out of it. Indeed, in most cases, only the little ones in
society, thugs and such who get apprehended by security
agents, but in almost all cases, the cases are swept
underneath.
Nevertheless, the Electoral Laws stipulate conditions that could
make a voter go to prison from polling post on Election Day.
Among them are:
OFFENCE PUNISHMENT
1. Giving someone money to vote for or not to vote for
someone N100,000 fine or 12 months in prison or both
2. A person shall be culpable if within the vicinity of a N100,000
or six months in prison for each offence
polling station or collation centre he/she-
—Convenes a meeting-
—Wears, carries a badge, poster, banner, flag or symbol
relating to a political party —
Makes unauthorised official announcements
3. A person shall be guilty if he/she –
—Canvasses for votes on Election Day- —Shouts political
party slogans- N100,000 or six months in prison for each
offence
— Is in possession of offensive weapons or wears any
dressing
that could intimidate other voters-
—Wears clothes or symbols that could refer to a political party
in the election-
—Brings to the vicinity of the polling area vehicles that could
refer to as that of a political party in the election-
—Hangs around the polling area after voting or being refused
to vote-
—Uses siren
4. Forging ballot paper or certificate of return 2 years in prison
5. Being in possession of more than one valid PVC N100,000
fine or 12 months in prison or both
6. Impersonation using another person’s PVC N500,000 fine or
12 months in prison or both
7. Voting more than once N500,000 fine or 12 months in prison
or both.
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Is now left for us to decide if we will vote and go to our house or vote and be taken to prison.