Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / New
Stats: 3,166,128 members, 7,863,929 topics. Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2024 at 09:08 AM

#nigeriadecides: 15 Poll Offences That May Land You In Jail - Politics - Nairaland

Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Politics / #nigeriadecides: 15 Poll Offences That May Land You In Jail (447 Views)

Photos Of The Lawmakers Alleged Of Sexual Offences By The US / Brigadier-General Ransome-Kuti Sentenced To Six Months In Jail / Police Arrests INEC Officials, Party Agents Over Electoral Offences In Zamfara (2) (3) (4)

(1) (Reply)

#nigeriadecides: 15 Poll Offences That May Land You In Jail by bvibesblogger: 11:27am On Mar 27, 2015
With barely less than 30 hours to the commencement of the long anticipated presidential election, stakeholders and voters are hereby advised to eschew from these poll crimes or go to jail.

The Nigerian Police Force spokesperson, Emmanuel Ojukwu as stated vehemently that anyone caught violating this electoral offence will be prosecuted severely.

Here are the 15 Electoral offences;

1. Impeding of electorates from voting
2. Declaring of false election result
3. Casting of votes twice or more
4. Revealing another voters ballot paper information
5. Being in possession of another person’s voter card
6. Misconduct at polling units.
7. Canvassing for votes.
8. Promoting slogans of a political party.
9. Carrying guns, sticks, stones or other dangerous weapons at polling units.
10. Loitering at a polling unit.
11. The use of siren.
12. Snatching or destroying ballot boxes or card readers.
13. Holding public meetings during election hours on Election Day,
14. Wearing or carrying badge or poster of a political party.
15. Threatening to inflict injury on any person or persons at a polling unit.


Read more at http://www.360nobs.com/2015/03/nigeria-30hours-to-election-15-poll-offences-that-may-land-you-in-jail/#0QBXyhbgpCoEDSw1.99

Re: #nigeriadecides: 15 Poll Offences That May Land You In Jail by Iamvictor(m): 11:31am On Mar 27, 2015
Voting for the wrong person..

(1) (Reply)

Hypocrisy Is A Mischievous God (Vote Patriotically) -Attorney Patryk Utulu (USA) / Rumour: Election Has Being Suspended / President Jonathan Accredited, Urges Patience

(Go Up)

Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health
religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket

Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 9
Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland.