Federal Republic of Nigeria

Electoral
Social Contract

A Binding Public Governance Undertaking

A civic accountability instrument that transforms campaign promises into enforceable governance obligations — giving every Nigerian constituency the legal tools to hold their elected representatives accountable.

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FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

Electoral Social Contract

Binding Public Governance Undertaking

NGR
ESC
2024

CIVIC ACCT.
AGREEMENT
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What Is This

Nigeria's First Ready-to-Sign
Electoral Accountability Contract

The Electoral Social Contract is a civic accountability instrument designed for use in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It converts every campaign promise into a legally conscious, publicly signed obligation — with built-in monitoring structures, performance timelines, defined breach triggers and a constitutionally grounded recall pathway.

Drafted in strict conformity with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), the Electoral Act 2022 and all INEC guidelines, this instrument is ready to print, hand to any Senate, House of Representatives or State House of Assembly aspirant, and sign before election day.

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What's Inside the
Contract

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Section A

Aspirant Identification

Full personal, contact and electoral details including NIN, PVC number, constituency, party and office contested — all in fill-in fields.

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Section B

Governance Undertaking

Eight binding obligations: legislative representation, town halls, annual declaration, constituency presence, fiscal advocacy, transparency, anti-defection and manifesto delivery.

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Section C

Commitment Schedule

A 10-row table for specific, measurable, time-bound commitments with columns for sector, deliverable, timeline and verification method.

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Section D

Breach & Recall Procedure

Six named breach triggers with specific thresholds, plus a five-step constitutional recall procedure tied to Sections 69 and 110 of the Constitution.

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Section E

Monitoring Committee

A defined seven-member Constituency Monitoring Committee with composition rules, mandate, reporting obligations and replacement procedure.

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Sections F & G

Execution & Signatures

Full signing blocks for the Aspirant (with passport photo space) and four electorate categories: Ward Leader, Community Union, Youth/Women Group and Civil Society.

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Annex A

Manifesto Attachment

A formal manifesto inventory page with CMC receiving signature. The full manifesto is physically attached and signed across every page.

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Cover Page

Document Control

Serial reference number, date of issue and constituency ID fields allow every signed copy to be uniquely tracked and archived by the Monitoring Committee.

Enforcement Architecture

Six Defined
Breach Triggers

Unlike general accountability pledges, this contract names exact triggers. When a threshold is crossed, the Constituency Monitoring Committee is required to act — no discretion, no delay.

Breach Category	Specific Trigger	Consequence
Absenteeism	Missing more than 30% of plenary sessions in any legislative year without written explanation	Notice of Breach — 60-day corrective period
Non-Reporting	Failure to deliver Annual Performance Declaration by 31st March	Notice issued — 30-day submission deadline
Town Hall Default	Failure to hold both mandatory town hall sessions in any calendar year	Notice issued — session within 60 days
Abandonment	Primary residence outside constituency for more than 90 consecutive days	Notice issued — return or justification in 30 days
Manifesto Breach	Material abandonment of Commitment Schedule without written explanation	Breach Resolution → Recall may commence
Party Defection	Defecting from sponsoring party while holding the elected seat	Automatic breach — Recall commences immediately

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Aspirant Identification

Personal, contact and electoral details

Governance Undertaking

Eight binding obligations with opening declaration

Commitment Schedule

Sector, deliverable, timeline and verification table

Execution & Signatures

Aspirant and all four electorate signing blocks

Manifesto Annex

Manifesto inventory and attachment page

SECTION A — ASPIRANT IDENTIFICATION

A1. Personal Information

A2. Contact and Identification

A3. Electoral Information

All fields mandatory. Incomplete forms will not be accepted by the Constituency Monitoring Committee.

SECTION B — GOVERNANCE UNDERTAKING

I, _________________________, Aspirant for the office of _________________ representing _________________ Constituency, do hereby voluntarily and irrevocably enter into this Electoral Social Contract...

B1. Legislative Representation

B2. Constituency Accountability Sessions

B3. Annual Performance Declaration

SECTION C — COMMITMENT SCHEDULE

Each commitment must be specific, measurable and time-bound. Vague entries will not be accepted.

Columns: # · Sector · Specific Commitment · Key Deliverable · Timeline · Verification Method

Aspirant initials confirming Commitment Schedule: ________ Date: ________________

SECTION F & G — EXECUTION AND SIGNATURES

I, ___________________________, having read and fully understood every provision of this Electoral Social Contract, do hereby voluntarily, unconditionally and irrevocably execute this instrument...

1. INDIVIDUAL VOTER / WARD LEADER

2. COMMUNITY UNION REPRESENTATIVE

Valid when signed by at least 3 of 4 electorate categories.

ANNEX A — CAMPAIGN MANIFESTO ATTACHMENT

This Annex is an integral and binding part of this Electoral Social Contract.

Manifesto Inventory

I confirm this manifesto is genuine and accurately reflects my commitments. Every promise therein is incorporated into and enforceable under this Contract.

Aspirant Signature

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Date

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CMC Officer

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The Electoral Social Contract is free to download, print and use. Hand it to every candidate contesting in your constituency before election day. It takes ten minutes to sign and a lifetime to matter.

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