Section 99 - Campaign for election

(1) A candidate and his or her party shall campaign for the elections in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be determined by the Commission.

(2) State apparatus including the media shall not be employed to the advantage or disadvantage of any political party or candidate at any election.

(3) Media time shall be allocated equally among the political parties or candidates at similar hours of the day.

(4) At any public electronic media, equal airtime shall be allotted to all political parties or candidates during prime times at similar hours each day, subject to the payment of appropriate fees.

(5) At any public print media, equal coverage and visibility shall be allotted to all political parties.

(6) Any person who contravenes subsections (3) and (4) commits an offence and is liable on conviction, in the case of -

(a) a public media, to a fine of ₦2,000,000 in the first instance and ₦5,000,000 for subsequent conviction; and

(b) principal officers and other officers of the media house, to a fine of ₦1,000,000 or imprisonment for a term of six months.