The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has warned both contestants and their supporters to desist from all kinds of subtle posts aimed at campaigning prior to when the campaign bans are lifted in line with stipulated guidelines.
The above warnings is contained in the Electoral bodies Notice No. 5
The Notice states that “…persons who have been issuing online posts, and messages with subtle campaign themes and innuendos are hereby warned to desist immediately.”
According to the ECNBA, until the Electoral Committee declares “…campaigns open and set out the limited scope of such a campaign as provided in our Constitution, and relevant guidelines, no prospective candidate nor his/her supporters shall post, issue, print, publish, or display any campaign material, nor embark upon a campaign visit under any guise. Where evidence of such infraction is provided to the ECNBA, such a candidate shall be disqualified forthwith and shall not participate in the elections.”
The ECNBA Notice is attached.
