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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Second Alteration) Act, 2010

Official source page 7

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Nigeria
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7
Source language
English
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in force
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lfa House of Assembly of a State. (2) There shall be established in each State of the Federation an election tribunal to be known as the Governorship Election Tribunal which shall, to the exclusion of any court or tribunal, have original jurisdiction to hear and determine petitions as to whether any person has been validly elected to the office of Governor or Deputy Governor of a State. (3) The composition of the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal and the Governorship Election Tribunal, respectively, shall be as set out in the Sixth Schedule to this Constitution. (4) The quorum of an election tribunal established under this section shall be the Chairman and one other member. (5) An election petition shall be filed within 21 days after the date of the declaration of result of the elections; ( (6) An election tribunal shall deliver its judgment in writing within 180 days from the date of the filing of the petition; (7) An appeal fr0111a decision of an election tribunal or Court of Appeal ill an election matter shall be heard and disposed of within 60 days from the date of the delivery of judgment of the tribunal or Court of Appeal. (8) The court, in all final appeals from an election tribunal or court may adopt the practice of first giving its decision and reserving the reasons therefore to a later date". 10 The Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Substitution for the Sixth Schedule to the 1999, is substituted for a new "Sixth Schedule" - Constitution and Sixth Schedule to the "Sixth Schedule First Alteration Act. A-National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal 1. (1) A National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal shall consist of a Chairman and two other members. (2) The Chairman who shall be a Judge of a High Court and the two other members shall be appointed from among Judges of a High Court, Kadis of a Sharia Court of Appeal, Judges of a Customary Court of Appeal or other members of the judiciary not below the rank of a Chief Magistrate.

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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Second Alteration) Act, 2010 · placng.org · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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