Section 87 Nigerian Electoral Act

Section 87 Electoral Act 2022 is about Power to limit contribution to a political party. It is under Part V (Political Parties) of the Act.

(1) The Commission shall have power to place limitation on the amount of money or other assets which
an individual can contribute to a political party or candidate and to demand such information on the
amount donated and source of the funds.

(2) Any individual, candidate or political party who exceeds the limit placed by the Commission in
subsection (1), commits an offence and is liable on conviction to—
(a) in case of a political party, a fine not more than N10,000,000 and forfeiture of the amount donated ;
and
(b) in case of an individual, a fine of five times the amount donated in excess of the limit placed by the
Commission.