Reps Amend Electoral Act, Prescribe Jail Term for Dual Party Membership

Reps Prescribe 2-year Jail Term, 10m Fine For Dual Party Membership

The House of Representatives on Wednesday amended Section 77 of the recently assented Electoral Act 2026 to prescribe two-year jail term or N10 million fines or both, for anyone who knowingly maintains membership of two political parties at the same time. Daily Trust reports that lawmakers during the committee of the whole presided by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Okezie Kalu, made amendment to section 77 of the 2026 Act by inserting three new clauses…

Reps amend Electoral Act, prescribe jail term for dual party membership

The House of Representatives has amended the Electoral Act 2026 to criminalise dual membership of political parties. In the new provision, anyone found

Reps amend Electoral Act, prescribe N10m fine, jail term for dual party membership

The House of Representatives of Nigeria has amended the Electoral Act to criminalise dual membership of political parties.

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The House of Representatives on Wednesday, March 11, amended the Electoral Act 2026 to criminalise any form of multiple political party membership. With the newly amended law, any individual who is found guilty of belonging to more than one political party would be liable to get a fine of N10 million and a maximum jail … The post Multiple party membership to attract N10m, 2 years jail term as Reps amends Electoral Act appeared first on NewsTmes.…

Dual Party Membership Attracts N10m Fine, Jail Term As Reps Adjust 2026 Electoral Act

The House of Representatives on Wednesday amended the recently signed Electoral Act 2026 to introduce a penalty of N10 million fine or two years’ imprisonment for individuals registered as members of two political parties simultaneously.…The post Dual Party Membership Attracts N10m Fine, Jail Term As Reps Adjust 2026 Electoral Act appeared first on The Liberation News Nigeria.

Reps Prescribe N10m Fine, Jail Term For Dual Party Membership

The House of Representatives has passed an amendment to the Electoral Act, 2026 that prescribes a fine of N10m or a two-year jail term (or both) for any Nigerian who knowingly registers or maintains membership in more than one political party at a time. The amendment inserts new subsections 8 to 10 into Section 77 of the Act, making dual party membership not only void but a criminal offence. Under the new provision, “a person shall not be regist…