Section 125 Electoral Act 2026

Section 125 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Bribery and conspiracy. It provides as follows:

(1) Any person who —
(a) directly or indirectly, by his or by any other person on his or her behalf, corruptly makes any gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement or agreement to or for any person, in order to induce such person to procure or to endeavour to procure the return of any person as a member of a legislative house or to an elective office or the vote of any voter at any election,

(b) upon or in consequence of any gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement or agreement corruptly procures, or engages or promises or endeavours to procure, the return of any person as a member of a legislative house or to an elective office or the vote of any voter at any election,

(c) advances or pays or causes to be paid any money to or for the use of any other person, with the intent that such money or any part of it shall be expended in bribery at any election, or who knowingly pays or causes to be paid any money to any person in discharge or repayment of any money wholly or in part expended in bribery at any election,

(d) after any election directly, or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his or her behalf receives any money or valuable consideration on account of any person having voted or refrained from voting, or having induced any other person to vote or refrain from voting or having induced any candidate to refrain from
canvassing for votes for himself at any such election, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a maximum fine of ₦2,000,000 or imprisonment for a term of 12 months or both.

(2) A voter commits an offence of bribery where before or during an election
directly or indirectly by his or herself or by any other person on his or her
behalf, receives, agrees or contracts for any money, gift, loan, or valuable
consideration, office, place or employment, for his or herself, or for any other
person, for voting or agreeing to vote or for refraining or agreeing to refrain
from voting at any such election.

(3) Nothing in this section shall extend or apply to money paid or agreed to be paid for or on account of any lawful expenses bona fide incurred at or concerning
any election.

(4) Any person who commits the offence of bribery is liable on conviction to a maximum fine of ₦500,000 or imprisonment for a term of 12 months or both.

(5) Any person who conspires, aids or abets any other person to commit any of the offences under this Part of this Act, commits the same offence and is liable to
the same punishment.

(6) For the purpose of this Act, a candidate shall be deemed to have committed an offence if it was committed with his or her knowledge and consent.

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