Presidential Poll: Makinde, APM drag Gov Otti to court over N200m campaign fee

Vanguard News | 20-09-2026 07:24pm |

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and its presidential candidate, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, have sued Governor Alex Otti of Abia State over an alleged unlawful N200 million mandatory campaign fee. The plaintiffs claim the fee, imposed on presidential candidates for displaying campaign materials in Abia State, violates the 1999 Constitution and the Electoral Act 2026. The suit, filed before the Abia State High Court, also names the state's Attorney General, the Abia State Signage and Advertisement Agency, and the state House of Assembly as defendants.

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