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"Governor" or "Deputy Governor" means the governor of a state or a deputy governor of a state; "House of Assembly" means the House of Assembly of a state; "Financial year" means any period of twelve months beginning on the first day of January in any year or such other date as the National Assembly may prescribe; "function" includes power and duty; "government" includes the Government of the Federation, or any State, or of a local government council or any person who exercises power or authority on its behalf; "Governor" or Deputy Governor" means the Governor of a State or a Deputy Governor of a State; "House of Assembly" means the House of Assembly of a State; "Judicial office" means the office of Chief Justice of Nigeria or a Justice of the Supreme Court, the President or Justice of the Court of Appeal, the office of the Chief Judge or a Judge of the Federal High Court, the office of the Chief Judge or Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the office of the Chief Judge of a State and Judge of the High Court of a State, a Grand Kadi or Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, a President or Judge of the Customary Court of Appeal; of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, a Grand Kadi or Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of a State; and a reference to a "judicial officer" is a reference to the holder of any such office; "law" means a law enacted by the House of Assembly of a State; "Legislative house" means the Senate, House of Representatives or a House of Assembly. "Local government area" or "local government council" includes an area council; "public service of a State’ means the service of the State in any capacity in respect of the Government of the State and includes service as: (a) Clerk or other staff of the House of Assembly; (b) member of staff of the High Court, the Sharia court of Appeal, the Customary Court of Appeal; or other courts established for a State by this Constitution or by a Law of a House of Assembly; (c) member or staff of any commission or authority established for the State by this Constitution or by a Law of a House of Assembly; (d) staff of any local government council; (e) staff of any statutory corporation established by a Law of a House of Assembly; (f) staff of any educational institution established or financed principally by a government of a State; and (g) staff of any company or enterprise in which the government of a State or its agency holds controlling shares or interest; "School Certificate or its equivalent" means (a) a Secondary School Certificate or its equivalent, or Grade II Teacher’s Certificate, the City and Guilds Certificate; or