-3 6th Defendant Nwodibo Ekechuwu, esq Legal Section Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (FCIID) Area 10, Garki, Abuja 3. SUBJECT MATTER OF THE PROCEEDINGS 3.1. The 3rd Defendants open violation of the laws and presiding over the raising of over N21.27 Billion as Presidential Campaign Fund on 20 th December, 2014 over and above the N1 Billion prescribed by law as Presidential Campaign Expenditures as ceiling, is an act of political intimidation and a violation of the laws and rights of the Plaintiffs, corrupting and manipulating the February 14, 2015 presidential elections against the Plaintiffs’ interest and participation. 3.2. Plaintiffs’ right to equality before the law and participation in government through freely chosen representatives to protect its political interest in government in accordance with the provisions of the law is being grossly violated as the 3 rd Defendant N21.27 Billion Presidential Fund raiser above the N1 Billion expenditure allowed by law not being investigated, confiscated and prosecuted as required by the Nigerian Electoral Laws. 3.3. The non-prosecution, conviction and disqualification of the 3 rd and 4th Defendants, who knowingly acted in subversion and violation of the Electoral Laws and monetizing the presidential campaign leading to reports of vote buying, corruption of the polity and electoral officials, violates Plaintiffs’ rights to equal participation and likely election of its candidates at the February 14, 2015 presidential election in Nigeria. 3.4. The Defendants’ acceptance and use of the sum of N21.27 Billion above the stipulated One Billion Naira is unlawful and wrong and an act of political intimidation and violation of Plaintiffs’ rights to compete on equal ground. 3.5. The Plaintiffs and their supporters have been subjected by the Defendants to unimaginable political intimidation/exclusion, psychological trauma victimization and humiliation which affected their participation at the February 14, 2015 presidential elections, and right to compete in getting their candidates freely elected at that presidential election on equal and level playing grounds.