The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Thursday,
approved the publication and release of the guidelines for political campaigns;
as well as election expenses of political parties, candidates and aspirants.
This is contained in a statement issued by the National
Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus
Okoye, in Abuja.
Okoye said that the commission met on Thursday and
deliberated on several issues including the publication and release of the
guidelines, as well as deliberated on the appointment of a Secretary to INEC.
“The commission approved the publication and release of the guidelines for the Conduct of Political Rallies, Processions and Campaigns as well as that of Finances and Election Expenses of political parties, Candidates and Aspirants.”
Okoye said that the INEC has consequently uploaded the two
documents to its website and social media handles while copies would be made
available to political parties, civil society groups, the media and other
critical stakeholders.
He reminded political parties of their obligation to submit
the required reports to the commission in accordance with the provisions of
Section 90(4) of the Electoral Act 2022 and the applicable sanctions for failure
to comply as provided in Section 89(4) of the Electoral Act.
Okoye also disclosed that the commission also approved the
reappointment of the Secretary of the Commission, Mrs Rose Oriaran-Anthony, for
a second and final term of four years, with effect from Dec. 7, in accordance
with Section 8 of the Electoral Act, 2022.
Oriaran-Anthony hails from Edo.
She holds a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree in Language
Arts from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, a Master’s degree in Public
Administration (MPA) from the University of Abuja and another Masters’ degree
in Public Communication and Public Relations from the University of
Westminster, in the United Kingdom.
She is the second female Secretary of the commission and the
first to have her tenure renewed.
She is a long-term staff of the Commission and has served as
Public Affairs Officer, Assistant Director (Information and Publicity), Deputy
Director (Voter Education) and Director (Civil Societies Liaison).
Her last posting was as an Administrative Secretary in Delta
before her first appointment on December 5 2018.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Section 88 of the
Electoral Act provides that “the maximum election expenses to be incurred by a
candidate at a presidential election shall not exceed N5,000,000,000.
“The maximum amount of election expenses to be incurred by a
candidate in respect of governorship election shall not exceed N1,000,000,000”
while Section 88 (8) provides that “No
individual or other entity shall donate to a candidate more than N50,000,000.”
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