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[Subsections (10) to (10) A Court in every pre-election matter shall deliver its judgment (13) are inserted by in writing within 180 days from the date of filing of the suit. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fourth (11) An appeal from a decision in a pre-election matter shall be filed Alteration No.21) Act within 14 days from the date of delivery of the judgment appealed 2017] against. (12) An appeal from a decision of a Court in a pre-election matter shall be heard and disposed of within 60 days from the date of filing of the appeal. (13) An election tribunal or court shall not declare any person a winner at an election in which such a person has not fully participated in all stages of the election. [Section 285 (13A) (13A) For the purpose of this section, where there is a natural is inserted by the disaster, war or any State or national emergency or any other “force Constitution of the majeure” that prevents the filing of a pre-election matter, election Federal Republic of petition, sitting of a court over a pre-election matter or the sitting Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth Alteration) (No. 10) of an election petition tribunal or appellate court, the period of Act, 2023] the natural disaster, war, State or national emergency or any other “force majeure” shall not be reckoned with in the computation of time under subsections (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), (11) and (12) of this section. [Subsection (14) (14) For the purpose of this section, “pre-election matter” means is inserted by any suit by – Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fourth (a) an aspirant who complains that any of the provisions of the Alteration No.21) Act Electoral Act or any Act of the National Assembly regulating the 2017] conduct of primaries of political parties and the provisions of the guidelines of a political party for conduct of party primaries has not been complied with by a political party in respect of the selection or nomination of candidates for an election; (b) an aspirant challenging the actions, decisions or activities of the Independent National Electoral Commission in respect of his participation in an election or who complains that the provisions of the Electoral Act or any Act of the National Assembly 186 The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations