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