Nigerian campaign finance law: analysis of an arcane area of law and politics

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In the best of climes, campaign finance is a dull, unattractive subject. In Nigeria, it is a patchwork of incoherent rules devoid of clear

structure and identity.The resultisthat researchers and writers have barely devoted time and attention to what some consider an abstruse issue. This lack of interest accounts for the absence of a comprehensive book on the subject. Such lacuna is not immaterial given that the country has now had a sustained and uninterrupted period of democratic rule, dating back to 1999. A corollary of this development is that it has also been witnessing regular, periodic and keenly contested elections.

Similarly, Mr. Babalola notes that the Electoral Act bars political parties from receiving more than N100,000 from anonymous sources.

The author notes that aspects of campaign finance violations can be argued in the context of election petitions under the ground of non-compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act and under the ground of corrupt practices. The book contains ample suggestions to improve the enforcement regime.

Keeping to the almost encyclopedic nature of the book, Mr. Babalola treats the reader to international frameworks that pertain to campaign finance and corruption in the electoral process generally.

 

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