Section 118 Electoral Act 2026

Section 118 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Offences in relation to registration. It provides as follows:

A person who —
(a) without authority, destroys, mutilates, defaces or remove or makes any alteration in any notice or document required for the purpose of registration under this Act,

(b) presents himself to be or does any act whereby he or she is by whatever name or description howsoever, included in the register of voters for a constituency in which he or she is not entitled to be registered or causes himself to be registered in more than one registration or revision centre,

(c) publishes any statement or report which he or she knows to be false or does not believe to be true so as to prevent persons who are qualified to register from registering as voters,

(d) makes in any record, register or document which he or she is required to prepare, publish or keep for the purpose of registration, any entry or statement which he or she knows to be false or does not believe to be true,

(e) impedes or obstructs a registration officer or a Revision Officer in the
performance of his or her duties,

(f) without proper authority, wears the identification of a registration officer or assistant registration officer or wears any other identification purporting to be the identification of a registration officer or assistant registration officer,

(g) forges a registration card, or

(h) carries out registration or revision of voters at a centre or place not
designated by the Commission, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a maximum fine of ₦5,000,000 or to imprisonment for a term of 12 months or both.

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