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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fourth Alteration) Acts, 2017

Annotated alteration evidence — page 87

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Nigeria
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87
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English
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in force
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(b) he has attained the age of twenty-five years; [Section 106(b) is al- tered by Constitution of the Federal Republic of (c) he has been educated up to at least the School Certificate Nigeria, 1999 (Fourth level or its equivalent; and Alteration No.27) Act 2017] (d) he is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that party. 107. Disqualifications (1) No person shall be qualified for election to a House of Assembly if - (a) subject to the provisions of Section 28 of this Constitution, he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a country other than Nigeria, or except in such cases as may be prescribed by the National Assembly, has made a declaration of allegiance to such a country; (b) under any law in force in any part of Nigeria, he is adjudged to be a lunatic or otherwise declared to be of unsound mind; (c) he is under a sentence of death imposed on him by any competent court of law or tribunal in Nigeria or a sentence of imprisonment or fine for an offence involving dishonesty or fraud (by whatever name called) or any other offence imposed on him by such a court or tribunal substituted by a competent authority for any other sentence imposed on him by such a court or tribunal; (d) within a period of less than ten years before the date of an election to the House of Assembly, he has been convicted and sentenced for an offence involving dishonesty or he has been found guilty of a contravention of the Code of Conduct; (e) he is an undischarged bankrupt, having been adjudged or otherwise declared bankrupt under any law in force in any part of Nigeria; The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second , Third and Fourth Alterations 81

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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fourth Alteration) Acts, 2017 · placng.org · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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