The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to disclose whether it has prescribed limits on political contributions ahead of the 2027 general elections.
SERAP, in a Freedom of Information request dated August 22, 2026, and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, urged the INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan (SAN), to publish any limits prescribed under Section 91 of the Electoral Act 2026 and explain how the commission intends to monitor and enforce compliance.
The organisation also asked INEC to disclose the systems, personnel and procedures it has put in place to monitor political contributions and campaign expenditure during the ongoing 2027 electoral process.
SERAP said it was particularly interested in how the commission would monitor cash and in-kind contributions, digital and social-media financing, third-party expenditure and donations made through intermediaries that could be used to circumvent statutory limits.
“Greater transparency in political financing is essential to ensuring that the 2027 elections are conducted on a level playing field and that citizens can make free and informed political choices,” SERAP said.
