Reps reject proposal to criminalise vote-buying during party primaries
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 19/12/2025
The House of Representatives has rejected a proposal to criminalise the inducement of voters during party primaries. The lawmakers voted against the proposal on Thursday during the clause-by-clause consideration of the report seeking an amendment to the Electoral Act 2022. A clause in the report proposed that anyone who financially induces a delegate to sway the outcome of party primaries would face two years’ imprisonment, with no option of a fine. Clause 89(4) of the amendment report states: “A person that financially or materially induces a delegate for the purpose of influencing the (…)
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