a cap was placed on how much money can be spent on an election campaign: Presidential aspirants- a maximum of N1billion; Gubernatorial candidates, N200million; National Assembly, N40million and State Assembly, N20million. all political parties are required to present their campaign expenses to the INEC six months after the election which must be signed by the party auditors and chairmen; and INEC was given powers to take all decisions relevant to the execution of its mandate, including schedules for its elections. 3.2.5 The amended Electoral Act bolstered confidence in INEC. While signing the new Electoral Act into law, President Goodluck Jonathan, reiterated his Administration’s commitment to guaranteeing the sanctity of the ballot box by conducting free, fair and credible elections. 3.2.6 The 2011 General Election was a major success as both national and international observers, including NEPAD-APRM observation team, adjudged the election as free, fair and credible. The success recorded in the April 2011 General Elections was rooted in the determination of the Federal Government to institute and implement an electoral reform that would ensure the independence of the electoral body (INEC) and eschew executive interference in the electoral process. 3.3 Objective 3: Promotion and Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and Civil and Political Rights. 3.3.1 The Nigerian 1999 Constitution guarantees the fundamental rights of all Nigerian citizens. Nigeria has also domesticated the African Charter on Human and 38