Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fourth Alteration) Acts, 2017
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Official source137. Disqualifications
(1) A person shall not be qualified for election to the office of
President if -
(a) subject to the provisions of section 28 of this Constitution, he
has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a country other than
Nigeria or, except in such cases as may be prescribed by the
National Assembly, he has made a declaration of allegiance to
such other country; or
(b) he has been elected to such office at any two previous
elections; or
(c) under the law in any part of Nigeria, he is adjudged to be a
lunatic or otherwise declared to be of unsound mind; or
(d) he is under a sentence of death imposed by any competent
court of law or tribunal in Nigeria or a sentence of imprisonment
or fine for any offence involving dishonesty or fraud (by whatever
name called) or for any other offence, imposed on him by any
court or tribunal or substituted by a competent authority for any
other sentence imposed on him by such a court or tribunal; or
(e) within a period of less than ten years before the date of the
election to the office of President he has been convicted and
sentenced for an offence involving dishonesty or he has been
found guilty of the contravention of the Code of Conduct; or
(f) he is an undischarged bankrupt, having been adjudged or
otherwise declared bankrupt under any law in force in Nigeria or
any other country; or
(g) being a person employed in the civil or public service of the
Federation or of any State, he has not resigned, withdrawn or
retired from the employment at least thirty days before the date
of the election; or
(h) he is a member of any secret society; or
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