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178. Election of Governor: general [Section 178 (1) and (1) An election to the office of Governor of a State shall be held (2) are altered by on a date to be appointed by the Independent National Electoral Constitution of the Commission in accordance with the Electoral Act. Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (First Alteration Act) 2010]; (2) An election to the office of Governor of a State shall be held [Section 178 (2) is on a date not earlier than one hundred and fifty days and not later altered by Constitution than thirty days before the expiration of the term of office of the last of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Second holder of that office. Alteration Act) 2010] (3) Where, in an election to the office of Governor of a State, one of the two or more candidates nominated for the election is the only candidate after the close of nomination, by reason of the disqualification, withdrawal, incapacitation, disappearance or death of the other candidates, the Independent National Electoral Commission shall extend the time for nomination. (4) For the purpose of an election under this section a State shall be regarded as one constituency. (5) Every person who is registered to vote at an election of a member of a legislative house shall be entitled to vote at an election to the office of Governor of a State. 179. Election: single candidate and two or more candidates (1) A candidate for an election to the office of Governor of a State shall be deemed to have been duly elected to such office where, being the only candidate nominated for the election- (a) he has a majority of YES votes over NO votes cast at the election; and (b) he has not less than one-quarter of the votes cast at the election in each of at least two-thirds of all the local government areas in the State, but where the only candidate fails to be elected in accordance with this section, then there shall be fresh nominations. (2) A candidate for an election to the office of Governor of a State shall be deemed to have been duly elected where, there being two or more candidates - 120 The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second , Third and Fourth Alterations