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Article 226 — Annual reports on finances

Article
226
Chapter
CHAPTER V — The Legislature
Index row title
Annual reports on finances
Source document
nigerian constitution
Provision ID
fa77f511-b57d-4e4d-be6f-f4b378db7f3c

211 words

Verbatim text

(1) The Independent National Electoral Commission shall in every year prepare and submit to the National Assembly a report on the accounts and balance sheet of every political party. (2) It shall be the duty of the Commission, in preparing its report under this section, to carry out such investigations as will enable it to form an opinion as to whether proper books of accounts and proper records have been kept by any political party, and if the Commission is of the opinion that proper books of accounts have not been kept by a political party, the Commission shall so report. (3) Every member of the Commission or its duly authorised agent shall - (a) have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of all political parties; and (b) be entitled to require from the officers of the political parties such information and explanation as he thinks necessary for the performance of his duties under this Constitution, and if the member of the Commission or such agent fails or is unable to obtain all the information and explanation which to the best of his knowledge and belief are necessary for the purposes of the investigation, the Commission shall state that fact in its report.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 226 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER V — The Legislature”.
  • The row is titled “Annual reports on finances”.
  • The passage runs to about 211 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions freedom of expression — it protects speaking, writing, publishing or holding an opinion (the words used: “opinion”); it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”); it mentions conscience and religion — it protects belief, conscience, religion or worship (the words used: “belief”).

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