2027 Elections: SERAP sues INEC over failure to disclose political donation limits, party finances

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “over its failure to disclose the limits on political contributions under section 91 of the Electoral Act 2026, including whether the Commission has exercised its statutory power to set such limits and, if so, why the applicable limits have not been publicly disclosed and communicated to political parties, candidates, donors and Nigerians.”
The lawsuit followed INEC’s failure to disclose whether it has prescribed limits on political contributions under section 91 of the Electoral Act 2026. Such limits are important safeguards for transparency, acc...