The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The group ask the court to order INEC to investigate allegations that APC governors diverted N800 billion for political and campaign purposes.
It is also praying the court to issue an order of mandamus directing INEC to investigate the allegations and compel the commission to request full disclosure from the APC and the affected governors on the alleged campaign fund, including the identities of donors and the lawful sources of the funds.
The group is further seeking an order directing INEC to initiate a formal review and investigation into compliance with Section 91 of the Electoral Act by all political parties and candidates, particularly the sources and scale of political or campaign financing in the current election cycle.
The group argued that the allegations raise concerns over political finance transparency, electoral fairness, and Nigerians’ constitutional right to participate freely in democratic governance.
The organisation maintained that opaque political financing fuels corruption and undermines democratic legitimacy, stressing that Nigerians have a right to know who funds political parties and candidates, as well as the sources of such funding.
According to the group, the alleged misuse of public resources for electoral purposes threatens democratic integrity and public trust, adding that transparency and accountability in campaign financing are critical to preventing corruption, state capture, and undue political influence.