NigeriaNG
Article 221 — Prohibition of political activities by certain associations
37 words
Verbatim text
No association, other than a political party, shall canvass for votes
for any candidate at any election or contribute to the funds of any
political party or to the election expenses of any candidate at an
election.
What this means
- The index files this text under article 221 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
- The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER V — The Legislature”.
- The row is titled “Prohibition of political activities by certain associations”.
- The passage runs to about 37 words.
- Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “association”).
This is a mechanical reading aid generated from the text above by matching words in it. It is not legal advice, not a lawyer’s interpretation, and not a substitute for the provision itself.
How to cite this
Constitution of Nigeria, article 221 (“Prohibition of political activities by certain associations”), Portable Lawyer, https://www.portablelawyer.app/provision/f0b44bf3-21ee-44e4-aeec-8a7d76665e6f (accessed 25 October 2026).
Canonical URL: https://www.portablelawyer.app/provision/f0b44bf3-21ee-44e4-aeec-8a7d76665e6f
Accessed 25 October 2026.
Link to the canonical URL above, not to a #section-… fragment on the jurisdiction page — the fragment is a scroll position, this URL is the provision.
Machine-readable versions
- Markdown of this provision (sent as text/markdown)
- llms.txt (curated index for AI agents)
- llms-full.txt (corpus digest: counts and every provision URL)