Section 93
Prohibition of use of force or violence during political campaign(1) A party, candidate, aspirant, or person or group of persons shall not directly or indirectly threaten any person with the use of force or violence during any political campaign in order to compel that person or any other person to support or refrain from supporting a political party or candidate.
(2) A political party, candidate, aspirant, person or group of persons that contravenes the provisions of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction—
(a) in the case of a candidate, aspirant, or person or group of persons, to a maximum fine of N1,000,000 or imprisonment for a term of 12 months; and
(b) in the case of a political party, to a fine of N2,000,000 in the first instance, and N500,000 for any subsequent offence.
This section prohibits and penalises violent conduct during political campaigns.
In the 2022 Act, the provision is expanded to include “aspirants” as part of listed persons prohibited from using force or violence during campaigns.
