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ABUJA, Nigeria – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its alleged failure to disclose political contribution limits ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.
SERAP said it filed the suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, asking the court to compel INEC to disclose whether it has prescribed limits on political contributions under Section 91 of the Electoral Act 2026.
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2114/2026, also seeks an order compelling INEC to disclose the specific limits prescribed, if any, and how the limits have been communicated to political parties, candidates, donors and the public.
SERAP announced the legal action in a statement issued on Sunday by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare. Current reports also confirm that the organisation is seeking disclosure of political donation limits and related party-finance information ahead of the 2027 elections.
The organisation is further asking the court to compel INEC to disclose the systems and procedures it has established to monitor, investigate and enforce compliance with political contribution and campaign expenditure limits.
In the suit, the organisation argued that “greater transparency in political financing is essential to ensuring that the 2027 elections are conducted on a level playing field and that citizens are able to make free and informed political choices.”
“The Nigerian Constitution 1999 (as amended) requires the Commission to examine political-party finances, conduct necessary investigations and report to the National Assembly,” SERAP said.
They said, “INEC should be compelled to disclose and publish the political-contribution limits prescribed under section 91 of the Electoral Act, 2026, as well as political parties’ latest financial statements, audited accounts, sources of funds, assets, liabilities and election-expenditure return for 2023–2025.”
No date had been fixed for the hearing of the suit at the time of the report.
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