The 1999 Constitution Section 191 (1) The Deputy Governor of a State shall hold the office of Governor of the State if the office of Governorbecomes vacant by reason of death, resignation, impeachment, permanent incapacity or removal of the governor from office for any other reason in accordance with section 188 or 189 of this…
The 1999 Constitution Section 187 (1) In any election to which the foregoing provisions of this part of this Chapter relate a candidate for theoffice of Governor of a State shall not be deemed to have been validly nominated for such office unless he nominates another candidate as his associate for his running for the…
The 1999 Constitution Section 182 (1) No person shall be qualified for election to the office of Governor of a State if – (The following can disqualify a person from being elected as Governor of a State in Nigeria – ) Section 182 (1)(a) subject to the provisions of section 28 of this Constitution, he…
The 1999 Constitution Section 180 (1) subject to the provisions of this Constitution, a person shall hold the office of Governor of a State until – (Basically, a person who was duly elected as a Governor of a State in Nigeria, will hold such an office till ) Section 180 (1)(a) When his successor in…
Introduction Many, especially officers of the Nigerian Police Force, have argued that no protest is lawful under the law unless and except permission is obtained from the Nigerian Police, or the Governor of a State. This line of argument is mostly supported by the citation of Section 1, 2 and 3 of the Public Order…
The 1999 Constitution Section 156 (1) No person shall be qualified for appointment as a member of any of the bodies aforesaid if – (This section means that a person is disqualified for appointment and should not be appointed as a member of the federal councils and commissions listed in Section 153 of the Constitution…
The 1999 Constitution Section 146 (1) The Vice-President shall hold the office of President if the office of President becomes vacant by reasonof death or resignation, impeachment, permanent incapacity or the removal of the President from office for any other reason in accordance with section 143 of this Constitution. (the Vice-President becomes the President of…
The 1999 Constitution Section 142 (1) In any election to which the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Chapter relate, a candidate for anelection to the office of President shall not be deemed to be validly nominated unless he nominates another candidate as his associate from the same political party for his running for…
The 1999 Constitution Section 137 (1) A person shall not be qualified for election to the office of President if – (A person who falls under any of the categories mentioned in this section shall not be qualified to run for the office of the President of Nigeria.) Section 137 (1)(a) subject to the provisions…
The 1999 Constitution Section 135 (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, a person shall hold the office of President until – (A person who has been duly elected as the President of Nigeria shall remain in office until either of the following situations occur/ take place; ) Section 135 (1)(a) when his successor…
