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(a) he has the highest number of votes cast at the election; and (b) he has not less than one-quarter of all the votes cast in each of at least two-thirds of all the local government areas in the State. (3) In default of a candidate duly elected in accordance with subsection (2) of this section, there shall be a second election in accordance with subsection (4) of this section at which the only candidates shall be - (a) the candidate who secured the highest number of votes cast at the election; and (b) one among the remaining candidates who secured a majority of votes in the highest number of local government areas in the State, so however that where there are more than one candidate with a majority of votes in the highest number of local government areas, the candidate among them with the next highest total of votes cast at the election shall be the second candidate. (4) In default of a candidate duly elected under subsection (2) of [Section 179 (4) and this section, the Independent National Electoral Commission shall (5) are altered by Constitution of the within twenty-one days of the result of the election held under that Federal Republic of subsection, arrange for an election between the two candidates Nigeria, 1999 (Fourth and a candidate at such election shall be deemed to have been Alteration No.9) Act duly elected to the office of Governor of a State if - 2017] (a) he has a majority of the votes cast at the election; and (b) he has not less than one-quarter of the votes cast at the election in each of at least two-thirds of all the local government areas in the State. (5) In default of a candidate duly elected under subsection (4) of this section, the Independent National Electoral Commission shall within twenty-one days of the result of the election held under that subsection, arrange for another election between the two candidates to which that sub-paragraph relates and a candidate at such election shall be deemed to have been duly elected to the office of Governor of a State if he has a majority of the votes cast at the election. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second , Third and Fourth Alterations 121