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Section 127 Nigerian Electoral Act 2022

Section 127 Nigerian Electoral Act

Section 127 Electoral Act 2022 is about Undue influence. It is under Part VII (Electoral Offences) of the Act.

A person who—
(a) corruptly by his or herself or by any other person at any time after the date of an election has been announced, directly or indirectly gives or provides or pays money to or for any person for the purpose of corruptly influencing that person or any other person to vote or refrain from voting at such election, or on account of such person or any other person having voted or refrained from voting at such election ; or

(b) being a voter, corruptly accepts or takes money or any other inducement during any of the period stated in paragraph (a), commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of N100,000 or imprisonment for a term of 12 months or both.

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