November 15, 2024
INEC Chair

Gbolahan Salman  Sokoto
As the country getting prepared for the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has restated it’s commitment to monitor the campaign spending of the political parties in the country.
The head of the voters registration of INEC, Sokoto State office,  Abori Takai, while addressing candidates of All Progressive Congress (APC) at the party sectariat in the state on Tuesday, confirmed that candidates seeking for elective position have been given limit of their spending on campaign.
Takai in his address confirmed that for every candidate seeking for presidential seat must not spend beyond one billion naira, while governorship candidates spending should not exceed sum of 500,000,000 Naira.
He further explained that for senatorial seat, a candidate is expected not to spend beyond 100 million naira while House of Representatives candidate spending is expected not to go beyond 70 million naira.
He explained that violators of the section of the electoral act are entitled to 500,000 naira fines or 9 years imprisonment.
He assured that the commission will conduct statistics of all the spendings including billboards, radio jingles, newspaper advertisement among others to ascertain how much money is spent by each political parties.
Takai further disclosed that the commission will not tolerate use of derogatory word or hate speech throughout the campaign period.
Also speaking, the public relations officer of the commission in the state, Ahmad Musa, admonished the politicians in the state to play by the rule and not to violate any of the electoral acts.
He said the new electoral act prohibits from using their public official office for political campaign, warning any candidate that violates any of the act will be dealt with in accordance with the law.
Responding, the state chairman of the APC, Honourable Isa Sadiq Achida, assured that the party will play according to the rules.
Achida, while commending the management of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as well as the National Assembly for enacting the new electoral act.
He said the new law is aimed at improving the country electoral process, while advising the electoral umpire to also live by their words.
He further advised to be neutral with the recruitment of the ad-hoc staff, saying information gathered by the party confirms that some bad elements have already infiltrated INEC in the state.
He said the leader in the state had advised every member of the party in the state not to retaliate as billboards of the party is allegedly being destroyed in the state.

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