By Kingston Magare 12.7.2026
All Progressives Congress governors have allegedly diverted about N800 billion of public funds with the aim of reelecting President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
To this end the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a suit at the Federal High in Abuja to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to investigate the APC governors.
In the lawsuit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1426/2026 SERAP is seeking an order directing INEC to investigate claims APC governors collected money from their Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations to prepare a war chest for President Tinubu.
SERAP is also asking the court to compel INEC 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 contributions.
In addition, the organisation wants the court to direct the electoral commission to commence a formal review and investigation into compliance with Section 91 of the Electoral Act by political parties and candidates, particularly regarding the sources and scale of campaign financing in the current political cycle.
According to SERAP, the allegations raise fundamental concerns about transparency in political financing, electoral fairness and the constitutional rights of Nigerians to participate freely in the democratic process.
“Nigerians deserve to know who funds the candidates or political parties of their choice and the sources of any such funding,” the organisation stated.
The group further argued that Section 91 of the Electoral Act empowers INEC to regulate political donations, enforce contribution limits, demand disclosure of campaign funding and impose sanctions on individuals or political parties that violate the law.
No date has been fixed for the hearing of the suit.
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