Category: Part 1 Federal Executive
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 136. Death, etc. of president-elect before oath of office
(1) If a person duly elected as President dies before taking and subscribing the Oath of Allegiance and oath of office, or is for any reason whatsoever unable to be...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 135. Tenure of office of President
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, a person shall hold the office of President until (a) when his successor in office takes the oath of that office; (b)...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 134. Election: two or more presidential candidates
(1) A candidate for an election to the office of President shall be deemed to have be been duly elected, where, there being only two candidates for the election –...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 133. Election: single presidential candidate
A candidate for an election to the office of President shall be deemed to have been duly elected to such office where, being the only candidate nominated for the...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 132. Election of the President: general
(1) An election to the office of President shall be held on a date to be appointed by the Independent National Electoral Commission. (2) An election to the said office...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 131. Qualification for election as President
A person shall be qualified for election to the office of the President if – (a) he is a citizen of Nigeria by birth; (b) he has attained the age of forty years;...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 130. Establishment of the office of President
(1) There shall be for the Federation a President. (2) The President shall be the Head of State, the Chief Executive of the Federation and Commander-in-Chief of the...