Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Second Alteration) Act, 2010
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Official source(b) decisions of the National and State Houses of Assembly
Election Tribunals; and
(c) decisions of the Governorship Election Tribunals,
on any question as to whether -
(i) any person has been validly elected as a member of the
National Assembly or of a House of Assembly of a State
under this Constitution,
(ii) any person has been validly elected to the office of a
Governor or Deputy Governor, or
(iii) the term of office of any person has ceased or the seat of any
such person has become vacant.
(2) The National Assembly may confer jurisdiction upon the Court of
Appeal to hear and determine appeals from any decision of any other
court of law or tribunal established by the National Assem bly.
(3) The decisions of the Court of Appeal in respect of appeals arising from
the National and State Houses of Assembly election petitions shall be
final",
9 Establishment of Election Tribunals and time for determination of Substitution lor
Section 285 of the
election petitions Constitution and
section 29 of the First
Section 29 of the First Alteration Act and section 285 of the Constitution Alteration Act.
are substituted for the following new section -
" (1) There shall be established for the each State of the Federation and the
Federal Capital Territory, one or more election tribunals to be
known as the National and State Houses of Assembly Election
Tribunals which shall, to the exclusion of any Court or tribunal,
have original jurisdiction to hear and determine petitions as to
whether-
(a) any person has been validly elected as a member of the
National Assembly; or
(b) any person has been validly elected as a member of the
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