Mr Sowore's party, AAC, said it received N40 million from donations to prosecute the 2023 presidential election.
The candidate of the African Action Congress has released the 2023 campaign expenses of its presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore.
The breakdown of spending compiled by the party showed that N21 million was spent on conveyance; N5 million for the campaign and party activities; N3.3 million to cover the cost of printing; N2.5 million on media logistics; and N2.2 million on security and other volunteers. The AAC insisted that Nigeria cannot have a clean leadership recruitment process if politicians continue to shroud their campaign spending in secrecy.
Going by Section 88 of the Electoral Act , a presidential candidate cannot spend beyond N5 billion on a campaign within the period stipulated for the campaign by the commission.Meanwhile, spending by a candidate in governorship elections cannot exceed N1 billion. Senatorial and House of Representatives candidates should not exceed N100 million and N70 million in election expenses respectively, the Act states.
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