The 1999 Constitution Section 197 (1)(a-c) There shall be established for each State of the Federation the following bodies, namely –State Civil Service Commission;State Independent Electoral Commission; andState Judicial Service Commission. (Each State of the Federation shall have a State Civil Service Commission, State Independent Electoral Commission and State Judicial Service Commission.) Section 197 (2)…
The 1999 Constitution Section 195 (1) There shall be an Attorney-General for each State who shall be the Chief Law Officer of the State and Commissioner for Justice of the Government of that State. (Every State will have an Attorney General of that State and that Attorney General will serve as the Chief Law Officer…
The 1999 Constitution Section 193 (1) The Governor of a State may, in his discretion, assign to the Deputy Governor or any Commissioner ofthe Government of the State responsibility for any business of the Government of that State, including theadministration of any department of Government. (It is the Governor of a State that has the…
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 189 (1) The Governor or Deputy Governor of a State shall cease to hold office if: (The following situations are when a Governor or Deputy Governor of a State will no longer hold office in that State; ) Section 189 (1)(a) by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of all members…
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 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…
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…
The 1999 Constitution Section 179 (1) A candidate for an election to the office of Governor of a State shall be deemed to have been dulyelected to such office where, being the only candidate nominated for the election- (The following are situations where a person who is a candidate for the office of the Governor…
