Party and Electoral Financing in Nigeria

The Election Network, February 28, 2020

Money drives politics, elections and democracies around the world. It also determines who gets to participate in electoral politics or who remains.

In Nigeria, we see how this comes to play in the political landscape and much more during election seasons. The problem is not that money is being spent on campaigns, but that they are mostly unregulated and unaccounted for, despite laws that require them to do so.

Highlights of the report:

  • The current situation
  • What the Nigerian law says about financing elections
  • Accountability of the electoral agency
  • A look at the 2019 elections in Nigeria
  • Lessons from Kenya
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