Section 94
Limitation on political broadcast and campaign by political parties(1) For the purpose of this Act, the period of campaigning in public by every political party shall commence 150 days before polling day and end 24 hours prior to that day.
(2) A registered political party which through any person acting on its behalf during the 24 hours before polling day—
(a) advertises on the facilities of any broadcasting undertaking; or
(b) procures for publication or acquiesces in the publication of an advertisement in a newspaper, for the purpose of promoting or opposing a particular candidate, commits an offence under this Act and is liable on conviction to a maximum fine of N500,000.
This section provides that public campaigns by political parties shall commence 150 days before polling day (90 days in former Act) and end 24 hours prior to the election day.
By so doing, it increases the time frame for campaigning for elections in light of new timelines on primaries and submission of candidate list.
A political party advertising a candidate in a newspaper, radio or TV less than 24 hours before polling day commits a punishable offence under this section.
FALAE v. OBASANJO & ORS NO. 2 (1999) LPELR-6585(CA)
