What changed
Yiaga Africa says Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) risks prosecution if it fails to publish the voters’ register online as required by law. A convicted INEC official or staff member could face a N100,000 fine, six months in prison, or both.
Why it matters
This turns an administrative requirement into a personal legal risk for election officials. The potential punishment is modest in financial terms, but imprisonment changes the pressure on INEC: compliance would no longer be only a matter of institutional criticism.
The key question is whether the register was not published, or whether publication was delayed for another reason. Prosecution has not been reported as having begun. For now, Yiaga Africa’s warning puts the legal requirement, and the consequences attached to it, firmly in public view.
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