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Techfile: INEC Warns Politicians To Stop Campaigning, Says Ban Has Not Yet Been Lifted - latest news
The Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC), has warned politicians to halt campaigning
for the 2019 general elections
The INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated
that the ban on campaigns had not yet been lifted,
and anyone who goes about campaigning is carrying
out an illegal activity
The Electoral Act states that the period of
campaigning in public by every political party shall
commence 90 days before polling day
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, politicians have
been warned by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), to desist from campaigning, as
the ban on campaigns has not yet been lifted,
Vanguard reports.
The warning was issued by the Commission’s
chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, during a quarterly
consultative meeting with newsmen.
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He stated: “Let me warn political parties and
aspirants, we have not released the schedule of
activities for the elections.
“Anything that anybody does is illegal before the law.
They should wait for the time table of the elections.”
NAIJ.com notes that Section 99 of the Electoral Act
201 (as amended), states: “For the purpose of this Act,
the period of campaigning in public by every political
party shall commence 90 days before polling day and
end 24 hours prior to that day.”
Upon conviction, anyone found guilty of contravening
the law would be liable to a maximum fine of
N500,000.
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that the
2019 presidential campaign posters of Governor
Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, have flooded some
parts of Zaria, Kaduna state.
The Ekiti state governor had earlier launched his
presidential campaign on Facebook.
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