Makinde, APM sue Abia Gov, Otti over N200m campaign fee for presidential candidates

The statesmanlike campaigner of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, and his enactment person sued the Abia State Government, the governor, Alex Otti, and 2 others implicit their alleged unlawful imposition of a N200 cardinal mandatory run interest connected immoderate statesmanlike campaigner wishing to person his oregon her run materials displayed successful immoderate portion of the state.

In the suit marked HC/214/2026, filed earlier the High Court of Abia State done their lawyer, Musibau Adetunbi (SAN), the plaintiffs faulted the fee, arguing that it violated the Constitution, the Electoral Act 2026 and different applicable laws.

The claimants, who said they learnt astir the interest portion preparing to commence their nationwide campaign, argued that if each authorities were to enforce specified a immense fee, it would beryllium intolerable for immoderate statesmanlike campaigner to abide by the run backing bounds imposed by the Electoral Act 2026.

Listed on with the politician arsenic defendants successful the suit are the state’s Attorney General, the Abia State Signage and Advertisement Agency (ABSAA), and the authorities House of Assembly.

They raised six questions for the court’s determination and are praying for 8 reliefs, including an bid mounting speech the regulations made by the Abia...