Section 79 Electoral Act 2026 Section 79 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Symbols of political parties. It provides as follows: (1) The Commission shall keep a register of symbols and names for use at elections. (2) The Commission shall register the symbol and names of a political party if it is satisfied…

Section 78 Electoral Act 2026 Section 78 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Contravention of section 227 of the 1999 Constitution. It provides as follows: (1) A political party or association, which contravenes the provisions of section 227 of the Constitution, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of—(a)…

Section 77 Electoral Act 2026 Section 77 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Political parties to be bodies corporate. It provides as follows: (1) A political party registered under this Act shall be a body corporate withperpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued in itscorporate name. (2) A…

Section 76 Electoral Act 2026 Section 76 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Decision of the Commission subject to judicial review. It provides as follows: The decision of the Commission not to register any association as a political partymay be challenged in the Federal High Court, provided that any legal actionchallenging the decision…

Section 75 Electoral Act 2026 Section 75 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Powers of the Commission to register political parties. It provides as follows: (1) Any political association that complies with the provisions of the Constitutionand this Act for the purposes of registration shall be registered as a politicalparty: PROVIDED, however, that…

Section 74 Electoral Act 2026 Section 74 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Access to election documents. It provides as follows: (1) The Resident Electoral Commissioner in a State where an election is conductedshall, within 14 days after payment of a prescribed fee, cause a certified truecopy of such document to be issued…

Section 73 Electoral Act 2026 Section 73 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Forms for use at elections. It provides as follows: (1) The forms to be used for the conduct of elections under this Act shall bedetermined by the Commission. (2) An election conducted at a polling unit without the prior recording…

Section 72 Electoral Act 2026 Section 72 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Certificate of return. It provides as follows: (1) A sealed certificate of return at an election in a prescribed form shall be issuedwithin 14 days to every candidate who has been returned by the returning officerin an election under this…

Section 71 Electoral Act 2026 Section 71 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Result forms to be signed and countersigned. It provides as follows: (1) Every result form completed at the ward, local government, state and nationallevels in accordance with the provisions of this Act or any guidelines issued bythe Commission shall be…

Section 70 Electoral Act 2026 Section 70 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Step-by-step recording of poll. It provides as follows: Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Commission shall issue and publish in the Federal Government Gazette, guidelines for the elections which shall makeprovisions, among other things, for the step-by-step recording…