A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, wants the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be stricter in regulating early campaigns, asking it to charge violators to court.
Falana spoke on Sunday, describing campaigns ahead of the 2027 elections as abnormal.
“The law cannot cover all situations. The lawmakers thought they were dealing with a civilized political class. No. Now that they are violating the law, it makes it a duty — empowered by the Constitution and the Electoral Act — to bring out rules and regulations.
“By the way, INEC is required to charge some of these guys before the court. Let them come to court and say, ‘Sorry, my Lord, there is no provision for punishment,’” Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said on Sunday Politics.
“If you fail to comply with the order of the court, you have committed contempt and you will go to jail,” he told the host, Seun Okinbaloye.