The 1999 Constitution

Section 184

The National Assembly shall make provisions in respect of

(The following are issues the National Assembly has authority to provide for; )

Section 184 (a)

persons who may apply to an election tribunal for the determination of any question as to whether

(The National Assembly has the authority to provide for persons who apply for an election tribunal (that is, a tribunal specifically set up to determine election issues) in an attempt to settle issues regarding; )

Section 184 (a)(i)

any person has been validly elected to the office of Governor or Deputy Governor,

(Issues regarding whether or not a person has been validly elected into the office of the Governor of a State or a Deputy Governor; )

Section 184 (a)(ii)

the term of office of a Governor or Deputy Governor has ceased, or

(Issues regarding whether or not the term/ tenure of a State Governor or Deputy Governor has elapsed/ ended; )

Section 184 (a)(iii)

the office of Deputy Governor has become vacant;

(Issues as to whether or not the office of the Deputy Governor of a State has become vacant; )

Section 184 (2)

circumstances and manner in which, and the conditions upon which such application may be made; and

(The National Assembly also has the authority to provide for the circumstances and manner in which such applications mentioned in sub section 1 can be made; )

Section 184 (3)

powers, practice and procedure of the election tribunal in relation to any such application.

(The National Assembly also has the authority to state the powers, practice and procedure of the election tribunal which has been brought up through the application mentioned in this section.)

Section 185 (1)

A person elected to the office of the Governor of a State shall not begin to perform the functions of that until he has declared his assets and liabilities as prescribed in the Constitution and has subsequently taken and subscribed the Oath of Allegiance and oath of office prescribed in the Seventh Schedule to this Constitution.

(Before a person who has been elected into the office of the Governor of a State can begin to perform his functions as a Governor, he must first declare his assets and liabilities as provided for in the 1999 Constitution and he must also take the Oath of Allegiance and oath of office which are contained in the 7th Schedule of the 1999 Constitution.)

Section 185 (2)

The Oath of Allegiance and the oath of office shall be administered by the Chief Judge of the State or Grand Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the State, if any or President of the Customary Court of Appeal of the State, if any, or the person for the time being respectively appointed to exercise the functions of any of those offices in any State.

(Both Oaths mentioned in sub section 1 of section 185 i.e the Oath of Allegiance and the oath of office which are both contained in the 7th Schedule of the 1999 Constitution- are to be administered to the elected Governor of a State by the Chief Judge of that State or Grand Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the State, if any, or the President of the Customary Court of Appeal in the absence of the Grand Kadi or in a situation where neither exists, then whoever has been appointed to perform their functions in that State for the time being.)

Section 186

There shall be for each State of the Federation a Deputy Governor.

(This section establishes the office of the Deputy Governor for each State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.)