5. Is there a ban on donations from Trade Unions to political parties?

"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. Section 221, Constitution if the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended. "

"(1) Unless the rules of a trade union otherwise provide, in so far as the funds of a trade union represent payments which the members are required to make under the rules, whether by way of subscriptions, dues or otherwise, those funds shall not be applied (whether directly, or through any other union, association or body, or in any other indirect manner) to the furtherance of any political objective.
(2) If any of the funds of a trade union are applied to the furtherance of political objective in contravention of subsection (I) of this section the trade union and every official thereof shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
(3) The following objectives, and no others, are political objectives for the purposes of this section, that is to say-
(a) the making of contributions towards the funds of any political party; (b) the payment of any expenses incurred (whether directly or indirectly) by a candidate or prospective candidate for election to any political office in Nigeria or any part of Nigeria, being expenses incurred before, during or after election in connection with his candidature or election; (c) the holding of any meeting or the distribution of any literature or document in support of any such candidate or prospective candidate; (d) the maintenance of any person while he holds in Nigeria or any part of Nigeria a political office to which he has been elected; (e) the registration of electors in Nigeria or any part thereof; (f) the holding of a political meeting of any kind or the distribution of political literature or political documents of any kind, unless the main purpose of the meeting or distribution is to further the regulation of the terms and conditions of employment of workers. Section 15 of the Trade Union Act."