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]]>The abuse of State Administrative Resources (SAR) has been a common practice amongst incumbents either contesting for elections or mobilising support for an adopted candidate. The use of these resources gives the incumbent an undue advantage over other candidates. For financial resources, public funds secured through kickbacks and over-invoicing of contracts can be used to finance the campaign of the incumbents. Public funds directly stolen from the budget can also be used to fund campaigns.
Misuse of administrative resources undermines fundamental democratic values which are considered the very essence of civilised societies.
By Section 95 of the Electoral Act, 2022, it is provided that,
“(1): A candidate and his or her party shall campaign for the elections in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be determined by the commission.
(2) State apparatus including the media shall not be employed to the advantage or disadvantage of any political party or candidate at any election.”
Furthermore, the 2013 Political Parties Code of Conduct had provided that, “All parties shall discourage their members in government from using their power of incumbency to the disadvantage of other parties or their candidates during campaigns.” The earlier 2011 Political Parties Code of Conduct in paragraph 9 stated that all political parties shall separate party business from government business. As such, political parties shall not utilise public resources for any party activity and shall not permit any of its sponsored candidates holding public office to use public resources for the purpose of political campaigning in elections.
In this report, we detailed some instances where the state’s fiscal resources were deployed to advance the interest of political parties and the parties the government in power chose to support in the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Elections in Nigeria.
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]]>The 2013 Political Parties Code of Conduct had provided that:
All parties shall discourage their members in government from using their power of incumbency to the disadvantage of other parties or their candidates during campaigns. The earlier 2011 Political Parties Code of Conduct in paragraph 9 stated that all political parties shall separate party business from government business. As such, political parties shall not utilize public resources for any party activities and shall not permit any of its sponsored candidates holding public office to use public resources for the purpose of political campaign in elections. The underlying jurisprudence on safeguarding SAR and prohibiting their deployment in elections is to create a level playing field for all candidates and parties. Deploying SAR in favour of incumbents will undermine democracy by creating an uneven playing field in favour of incumbents and their party. Furthermore, this will undermine the constitutional non-discrimination provisions found in the Fundamental Rights chapter of the Constitution. In addition, putting public assets at the incumbent party’s disposal in its drive for re-election negatively influences the quality of governance, since the diversion of resources incurs financial costs for the institutions involved and may reduce the quantity or quality of services provided to the public. However, the rule against the deployment of SAR seems to be one of those sections of the Electoral Act more obeyed in the breach. This report documents the key abuses of SAR since the 2023 campaigns started
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