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Nigeria: Court halts KANSIEC’s N10, N5m fees for candidates

Nigeria: Court halts KANSIEC’s N10, N5m fees for candidates

Africa Links 24 with Kola Oyelere
Published on 2024-09-05 15:48:08

A Federal High Court has restrained the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) from imposing N10m and N5m fees on chairmanship and councillorship candidates, respectively, in the upcoming local government elections.

KANSIEC had fixed N10m for chairmanship contestants and N5m for councillorship candidates in the October 26, 2024, polls.

But in latest development, Justice Nwite granted an order restraining KANSIEC from charging or imposing the fees on contestants.

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