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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023

Annotated alteration evidence — page 89

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Nigeria
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89
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English
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in force
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(i) he has presented a forged certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission. (2) Where in respect of any person who has been - (a) adjudged to be a lunatic; (b) declared to be of unsound mind; (c) sentenced to death or imprisonment; or (d) adjudged or declared bankrupt, any appeal against the decision is pending in any court of law in accordance with any law in force in Nigeria, subsection (1) of this section shall not apply during a period beginning from the date when such appeal is lodged and ending on the date when the appeal is finally determined or, as the case may be, the appeal lapses or is abandoned, whichever is earlier. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2) of this section, an “appeal” includes any application for an injunction or an order of certiorari, mandamus, prohibition or habeas corpus, or any appeal from any such application. 108. Right of attendance of Governor (1) The Governor of a State may attend a meeting of a House of Assembly of the State either to deliver an address on State affairs or to make such statement on the policy of government as he may consider to be of importance to the State. (2) A Commissioner of the Government of a State shall attend the House of Assembly of the State if invited to explain to the House of Assembly the conduct of his Ministry, and in particular when the affairs of that Ministry are under discussion. (3) Nothing in this section shall enable any person who is not a member of a House of Assembly to vote in that House or in any of its committees. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations 83

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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023 · placng.org · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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