Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (First Alteration) Act, 2010
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(iii) "one month" in line 4, the words, "thirty days".
11. Section 132 of the Principal Act is altered - Alteration or
section 132.
(a) in subsection (1), line 2, by inserting immediately after the word,
"Commission" the words, "in accordance with the Electoral Act"; and
(b) in subsection (2), lines 1 and 2, by substituting for the words, "sixty days and
not later than thirty", the words, "one hundred and fifty days and not later
than one hundred and twenty".
12. Section 135 of the Principal Act is altered by inserting immediately after the existing Alteration of
section 135.
subsection (2) a new subsection (2A)" -
"(2A) In the determination of the four year term, where a re-run election has
taken place and the person earlier sworn in wins the re-run election, the time
spent in the office before the date the election was annulled, shall be taken into
account."
13. Section 137(1) (i) of the Principal Act is deleted. Alteration of
section 137.
14. Section 145 of the Principal Act is substituted for a new section" 145" - Substitution for
section 145.
"Acting
President 145. (I) Whenever the President is proceeding on vacation or is otherwise unable to
during discharge the functions of his office, he shall transmit a written declaration to
temporary the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to
absence of
that effect, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary,
President
the Vice President shall perform the functions of the President as Acting
President.
(2) In the event that the President is unable or fails to transmit the written
declaration mentioned in subsection (1) of this section within 21 days, the
National Assembly shall, by a resolution made by a simple majority of the vote
of each House of the National Assembly, mandate the Vice President to perform
the functions of the office of the President as Acting President until the
President transm its a letter to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the
House of Representatives that he is now available to resume his functions as
President. "
15. Section 156 of the Principal Act is altered in subsection (1) (a), line 2, by inserting Alteration of
section 156.
immediately after the word "Representatives", the words, "provided that a member of
any of these bodies shall not be required to belong to a political party, and in the case of
the Independent National Electoral Commission, he shall not be a member of a political
party."
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