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STATE GOVERNMENT (BASIC CONSTITUTIONAL AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS) DECREE 1991

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FeJel~aI Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette

No. 70 Lagoe • 10th December, 1991 Vol. 78

Gowrnm...l Notiu No. 304

The following is pubbohed .. supplemen. to this Gazett. :

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STATE GOVERNMENT (BASIC CONSTITUTIONAL AND TRANsITIONAL PROVISIONS) DECREE 1991

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Section

I-STATES OP nm FEDERATION

PART I, Sea ... of the Federation. Local Government! and the Federal Capital Territory.

PART II-HousaOF AssEMBLY or STATE

2. Establishment of HOUle of Assembly for each Slate •.

3. Composition of the HOUJO of Aso.ernbly.

4. Speekenorthe Howe of Assembly. 5. Staff of the _of Aaerobly. 6. Declaration of Assets· and.

Liabilities : Oath of membcra. 7. Presiding at sittings.. 8. Quorum. 9. Languages.

10. Voting. 11. Unqualified penon> sitting or

voting : penalty. 12. Mode of eJ:ercising legislative

power of State. 13. Regulation of procedure. 14. Committees,

15. Sittings. 16. Dissolution and issue of prodama-

tion by Governor. t 7. QualiJilations (or eleetlon. 18. Disquall6catioDl. 19. Attendance of Governor aDd

Cornmissionen. 20. Tenure of seat of mcmben. 21. Remuneration. 22. Recall. 23. State Comtitutuencies and size of

State Constituecies. 24. Periodical review of State consti ..

tuencies and time when IlJteration of Slate Constit~tion.

25. Tune of eletcion to House of. Aaembly.

·26. Direct e1eaion and r ..... chiao. 27 •. PeraonJ eligible 10 vote.

. 28;~~ure 81 e1ec:tio .... 29. Supervision of elections.

30 •. Election or. candidate to House .. ; . of Asaemhly.

:' .' 31 ~ Legislative po ...... ,,' .. ' PART III-STAn ExEctmva

", 32.' Est1IbIiahmmI of the offio: . " of Governor •

33. QwtliJic::ation for eJection 8' Govemor.

34. Diaqualifi<:ation for. election as Governor.

35. Election of Governor. 36. Election of • single candjdat~.

37. Election of more than one can· didates.

38. Complication in .1octOin cues. 39. Tenure of office of Governor 40. Death of Governor elect bofoT

Oath of Office. 41. Governor disqualifi<a.ioo from

other jobo.'

42. DeclantionoC ...... and liabilitica. Oatha of Governor.

43. Establishment of me office Deputy Governor.

44. Nomination and election of Deputy Governor.

45. Removal of Governor or Deputy Governor from office

46. Permanent incapacity of governor or Deputy Governor.

47. Acting Governoz during tempo-­rary absence of Governor.

48 Executive powers of the Governor and discharge of functions of GoVernor .

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49. Cornm.Wionen of State Govern· mcnL

SO. Ezecutivc responsibility of Deputy Governor and Commis!lioners.·

51. Declaration of assets and liabilities 03tru of Commissioners.

52. Attorney-General of. State.

53. Composition of governing bodies of stAtutOry corporations and bodies.

54. Code of Conduct. 55. Slate Commissions and Council •. 56. Appainunent of Chairman and

memben. 57. TenurcofoffiC:cofmembera.

58. Qualific:atioo for mcmoolhip.

59. Removal of meroben. 60. Independent of certain bodies.

61. Quorum. 62. Powers and procedure. 63. Interpretation. 64. Establishment of Stille Civil Ser­

vice. 65. Stale Civil Service Commission :

powerofde1egation. 66. Appointment by Governor. 67. C<>de of Condua. 68. Prot<Ctioo of p<nIion rights. 69. Public Prosecution. 70. Prerogative of mercy.

PART IV

POWBRS AND CONTROL OYER PuBLtC FtmDS

71. Establiahment of Con~lida~d Revenue Fund.

72. Authorization of expenditure from Consolidated Revenue Fund.

73. Audit of public accounts. 74. Aprsintmmt of Auditor.General

o State. 75. Tenure of office of Auditor-

GencraJ. 76. Power to withhold payment from

the Federation Account.

"- Revocation of directive. 78. Sanction far non-compliance with

a directive. 79. D~ payment to mineral produ-

CUll 1.I1:a!.

80. Power to conduct investigation.

PART V-ELECTIONS.

81. Conduct of ejection by the N ation-nt Ele<.toral CornmiSiion.

82. Penon, eligihle to vote.

83. Disqualification

84. Campaign Elect!on.

8S. Date of Govemonhip and House of Assembly £1 eerion.

86. Cou.rts proceedings not to preju-dice conduct of elections, etc.

87. Votingandprocedure.

88. Election Tribunal. 89. Election Petition

90. Pr~entation of Election. peti­tion.

91. Ground. on which election may be questioned.

92. Non ~mpliance with certain prov!S'0ns not to invalidste election.

93. Appeal from Covemorship and Leigslative Houses Election Tribunal.

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96. 97.

98. 99.

Finality of Court of Appeal decision.

Speaker to act.. Governor where eleCtion iI Dulified, etc.

Rules of Procedure. SponaortbiD by banned and

disqualilicd per '0",.

Breaches of official duty.

Offences relating to .Utement of result.

100. Failure to discharge Function. lOJ. Requirement of orderliness. 102. Corrupt practiCe!!.

103. Personatio,:, and puniaJunent for personation.

104. Persons to be deemed. guilty of treating.

lOS. Underinftuence.

1 06. Pe~J to be deemed guilty of bnbery.

107. Punishment and disqualification f~r bribery, t1'eating, penona. tlon and under influence.

108. Of!ences in respect of nomina­tloo. papers, Voters card and poUmg documents.

109. Posecurion and penalty.

110. Forgtery of nomination documents. 111. Illegal pta«e.

I 12. Voting when not ~

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11 J. Offences relating to ltatement of resuJta .

1 14. Disqualification of penons convicted of certain offences.

115. Disorderly conduct at clcaiolll. 116. Polling day olfen .... 117. Disturbaooel at election

gathering.venue, ctc. use of acid, etc.

118 Announcement of result. 119. Conviction of disqualif)'ina

offence to be reported, etc. 120. Voter not requftd to d.iscJo.e

his vote. 12 l. Election may be postponed if

disturbaneea feared. 122. Custody and inspection of docu-

menta. 123. Ezpe.,... of election. 124. Validation of ordeD, notices, etc 125. Trial of certain offend ..... 126. Form •.

PART VI

STATE COURTS 127. Establiahmcnt of • lUsh Court

for each S ..... IlB. Appointment

and Judges. of Chief Judge

129. Juris.j-ictian : genenl.

130. Appeols from Local Go,,,,,,,, ment Election TnDunals..

131. Constitution.

132. Practice and Procedure. 133. Establishment of Sharia Court

of Appeal. IR Appointment of Grand Khadi

and Khadis. 135. Jurisdiction. 136. Constitution. 137. Practi<:e and Procedure. 138. Establishment of Customary

Court of Appeal. 139. Appointment of President and

Judges. 140. Jurisdiction. 141: Constitution. 142. Practice and Procedure.

P""T VII MISCELLANEOUS

143. Intupmation. 144. Ciration.

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(ii) disbursing or administering moneys app"'priated or to be appro­priated by such H ouS(. l2) The powers conferred on the House of Assembly under the ,rovi­

sions of this .. ction are exercisable only for the propose of en:obling the House-

(al to 'make laws with respect to any matter within its le1islatiYeco'!l­j><tence and to correct any defects in -xiatina' laws; and

(hI to prevent and e.xpose corruption, indliciency or waite in, the execution or administration of laws within its legislative competence and ill the di~bursement or administration of funds appropriated by it.

(3) For the purposes of any investigation unru:r subsection (I) of tim section and subject to the provisions thereof, a House of Asotlllbly or com­mittee appointed in accord.:!nce with ..awn '. of IbiB Decree shall have power- '" .. ' .. , , '

(a) to procure all such evidence, written or oral, direct or circulI\StalItial as it may think neceosary or desirable, and to aniline all p2nona as witnesses wlJose eVidence may bE material or relevant to the lIIbject­matter;

(h) to require such evidellce to be eivell on oath; (e) to sutOJllOn any person in Nigeria to:give evidence at any pI ... or to

produce any docu'llellt or other thing in hit posse$Bion or under his contT<!l, and'toCUU\ine him alia witneoa and require him to produce any docuI!'lent OJ othar thing in hi. posse&aion or under his control, aubject to lll.juilt e.xceptions ; and ' '

(4) to iosue a wammt to compdthe attendance of any person who, mer having b:ell summoned to a,tend, .coila, refuses or negle,cu to do 00 and'

, doe. not aplliin such (allure, 'refusal oi lIeglect to tbe aatisfadiQn of the ,House of Aase'Ilbly or the colllmittee, and to order him to pay"" coots wlUeh .... y have been occasioned in eompelling hi. attendance or by reasoll of biB failure, refuaal or' neglect to obey the ouminona, and 'also to imP'* ouch tine as may be prescribed by law for any such failure, refusal or neglect; and any fine 10 imposed shall be recoverable in the Mme man""r as a fine impooed by a court of law.

l.) A summons or warrant issued under thia section may be £erved,or executed by any '!lembor of the Nigeria Police Force or by any peroon authorised in that behalf by the Speaker of th. Houae of A:!s¢mbly of the State. ' '

PAlIT V ELECTIONS

A. Conduct of Elmions to tlr. OffiCI of Goon-Mr oNJ S/JzIe HOfIII oj Assnnhiy. .Ie. 81 ~(I} The conduct of elections into the office of Governor or State

HoU3C of ABSerobly ofa State shall be under the direction and supervision of the National Electoral Co'llmission in accordance with the provisions of this Decree and any other Decrees, regulationa and guidelines. ,

(2) The National Eleclroal Commission may designate such public InIildinp to be used as polling stations (irIc1uding schools) as it may dee", neceosary in addition to the erection of polJingshad •• wherev.r nee .... ry.

82. A penon shall be eligible to vote in any election to the office of the Governor or the House of Assembly of a State if- o..,

(~) he is a citizen of Nigeria; (h) he has attained the age of ,8 years; and . (el he is registered as a voter and has obtained a registration card to be

presented at the polling station on the day of the election.

Power as to matten of evidence.

c.,.,c!uet 01 election ..,. the Nau.:w.,1 Eltctorol Cornmisaion.

Pcnona eligible to YO".

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Cap. 342 LFN

Campaifn for elCCbon. Cap. 443 LFN.

Date of Governor­ahip and HOUle of Aaembly election.

Counpr~

"'~ no< to pre_~dic:e conduct of elections. etc.

Voting and. pn:JOCdure.

83·-(1) A person .hall· not be qualified as a candidate to conkat any Govemorshi!, or House of Assemhly election unleos- .

(a) he is a person not banned or prohibited from parti~ating in Politics, primaries and elections in accordance with the PartiCIpation in Politic and Elections (prohibition) Act, as amended.

(b) he produces evidence of tax payments as and when due for a period of three years immediately precediDg the year of the e1ectiona or a valid evidence of exemption from the payment of all or a ny part of such tax :

Provided that it shal1 be the exclusive duty of the National Electoral Com­mission to decide whether a person has paid his tax and auch decision ahaU

be final and: bindiDg ; (e) he has been nominated by the prescribed number of registered

voters in his constituency ; Ii Cd} in the case of a person wishing to contest for the offiCe of Governor

ofthe State, he has made a deposit of NlS,OOO ;'and' , .. (Ii) in the case of a penon wishing to contest for memf,erahip ot the

State House of Assembly, he has made a deposit of NS,ooo. .: '" 2. Where a person seeking to contest as a candidate is involved in a

case that II1'-Y lead to his. being banned or diaqualified fl'Ollt participation in politics and the case is pendi.ng before a court or tribunal, he may. stalld as a candidate in the e1ection pending the detCl'lllination of tbe·c:aae but if he is found banned or diaqualifiedby the court or tribunal, asthe aise may be, he shall withdraw from the election and if already elected, he shall 'uase to be a member of the State House of Assembly. or Governor, as the ....,.,. maY be. . .-'. ( .... l.l·

84-{1) Candidate. and their parties shall camp3igil' for the 'electiinia in conformity with !,he Transition to Civil R.ule (Political Partiea Registration andActivities) Act and in accordal!ce with such rules and guidelines as may be determined, frnm_ time to time, by the National Electoral Commission.

2. A candidate or agent who contravenes the p"",isioni of S\I~ (1) of this section shaII be guilty of an offence under ~ Decree. and shall not only be disqualified to contest as a candidate for the:· election, but shall also be prosecuted in the ap!,ropriate court or tribunal, :. .

85· .E1eetions to the office of the Governor JUld for membership of' House of ASsembly shallb: held on the same day throughout the Federation.

86-(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979 or any other law, no interim or inkr­locutoryorder or ruling, judgment or decision _de by any. court or tn'bunal before or after the commencement of this Deere<, in r •• J'<ct of any intra­party or inter-party dispute or any other matter before it, shaU affect the dateortiine o(theho~ of any eleetion, Or the performance by the National Electoral Colllmlssion of any of its functions under this Dec:ree.

2. Su~ect to subsection (1) of this section and sectians 340 35 and J6 of this Decree, the court or tribnna1, as the case may be, may continUe' with any.l'roceed!ng before it after Such electiOn and make any ~eciaion':"!t 11».y <: deem fit but where tb< court or tn'bunal find. that a candidate nommato:d or elect.d was not duly nominated or elected. the court or tribur.al shall order a bye-eleetion.

117-(1) Voting shaU be carried out in o;'e 'and the lIUIle day tbro~t the Federation. .

2. Voting shall be by open ballot.

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3. The rules of procedure to bo adopted at the elections shall be as set Qut in Schedule 5 to this Decree. , B. Dttmnination oj Quatj,m with rupeet to Eltctions

88·-{I) There shall be established for each State one or more Election Tribunals to b. known as the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal which shall, to the exclusion of any court or tribunaJ, have original jurisdiction to hear and detennine :

{a} petitions as to whether any person has been validly elected to the ollice of Governor or Deputy Governor or as a member of any LegWative House; .

{6} subject to the provisions of subsection rIO) of section 45 of this necree, any question aa to whether the term of oIIice of any personas Governor or Deputy Governor has ceased ; and .

(e) any question as to whether the seat of. member in any Legislative House has bocome vacant. .

(2.) A Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal shaJl consist of a Chairman and 4 other members all of wholD shall be persons of unquestionable integrity who have not been involved in party politics.··

(3) The Chairman shall be a person who has held Or is qualified to hold the ollice oh Justice of the Court of Appeal.

(4) Two of the merabers shall be persons who have held or are qua1iJied to hold the olliee of a Judge of a High Court and the remaining two me<nbers shall be non-members of the legal profession. . - ..

. (5) The Chairman and me'11bers shall be aipointed by the Preaident ·cif the Court of Appea I. ' .

. 89- ·No· election into· any: LegWative Hotl8O or the !,1Iice of· . a . Governor and no return to a Legislative House or Office of Governor shall be questioncdexcept by. petition complainingofan undue election or undue return (hereinafter referred to as an "election petition") presented to the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tnl>ui>.al. -

90--(1) An eleciion petition may be presented by one Or more of the. the following persons : .

. (a)· a person who voted at an erection or who had a right so to wte ; or (6) a person claiming to have had a right to be elected or returned at:

the election. (2) The pei'Bon who .eelection or return is complained of is herein­

aft r referred toaa the respondent, but if the petitioneomplainsof the conduct of an Blectolal Officer, Presiding Officer or Returning OfIicer he· shall for the purpoac ofthio Decree be deemed to be a respondent.

91.-{I) An election may be questioned on the foUowing grounds­(a) that the person whose election Was questioned WlIS at the time of the·

election not qualified or was disqualified from being elected to the office of Governor or aa a member of a Legislative House :

Piovided that the power of the Chief Electoral 01licer of the Federation or Wiy 01licer delegattd by him in th.t behalf as to the validity of nominaiions under paragraph 5 (3) of Sehedule 5 to this Decree shaD not be ground for sueh election petition ;

(6) that the election was invalid by reason of corrupt practices or :offence. against this .Decree; or :'

(e) that.the respondent waS not duly elected by a majority of lawful _es at the election. .

Election Tribunal.

Eloctioo.: .. petition. ,

Prttenta ... tioo. of eJection petition.

Gl'OWlcU on which cloctioo may be questione.

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Non"':om­p1iance with cenain provisions not to invalidate election.

Appo.al from Governor .. ahipand Lcgialative Houses E1ecti_ Tribud.

Action on decilion. of Tribuna where notice of AppealsivCD •

Speaker to actu Governor whel'C election is nullified, etc. Rules of procedure.

(2) An act or omission which is contrary to an instruction or direction of the. Commissi~n or. of any officer ap)",inted for the purpose of the

e1eetlon but whIch IS not contrary to this Decree shall not of itself be a ground upon which the election may b~ questioned :

Provided that nothing in paragraph (a) of subsection (I) of this section shall affect or invalidate any decision of the National Electoral Commisoion or of the Transition to Civil Rule Tribunal that a penon has been hanned ot disqualified pursuant to or under th~ Participation in Politics and ilections (prohibition) Act, as amended.

92.-(1) An election shall not be invalidated by reason of non-ciclmpliance with this Decree:if it appears to the court or trihunal that IN election_ conducted subst2ntially in accordance with the principle of tbU Decree and th:ll nOIKOIDpIiance did not affect substantially the result of the election.

(2) An election shall not be liable to be questioned by" reaSon or detect in the title, Or want of title, of the person condueting. the el~ Or acting in the oeiu giving the tight to conduct the elec:tioll.

(3) Where a court or tribunal finds tbal a caadMlate el«te4 Or

nominated was not dully elected or nominated the coutt ot tribunal &hall order a by -dection . and no more. . ..

93.--{1) An appeal sballlie to the Court of Appeal from decisions of Governorship and Legislative Houses Election TnbUrud. On illy cplesticm as to whether - . . . . .

( .. ) 1lIIY person bas been 'validly elected to the office' of Governor or Deputy Governor WIder tbio Oetree' ; . . .' (6) any person hU bem validly elected' as ;. ItIeIIiber of 'B1 Lepslawe House under this Decree ; . .

(t) the term of office or any such person bas ceased or the seat o( any such persotl h as become vacant.

(2) The decision of the Co uti of Appeal in respect of all election petitiotl shall be final. .

94. If the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal shall have determined that a candidate returned as elected "as 110t duly elected or tbat the election was void, then if Notice of Appeal from .ncb determination shall have been given within 30 days from tAe date of tho said determinatiotl, the candidate returned as elected by t\!.e National" Elec:toral Com~ ... 11 notwithstanding the decision of the Elcction T.auaal be deemed to ba .... been duly elected for the period until the delaminatiOn or the Court or Appeal is given on such appe..tar tfl'e a{lpea1 is abandoned. '.'

95. Where a Governorship and Legislative HOUIlCS Eloetioo' 'Fribunal. or the Court of Appeal haa nulli6ed' tbe election of the GOvernor of ~ State and hao ordered a bye-e1ectiOD, the Speaker of tbe Houseol Aasembf,. of the State shall bold the office of the Governor of that State from the date of sucb decisio~ until the election of a Governor for that State.

96. The rules of procedure to be adopted for election petition arisiDg out ohhe election. shall be as set oat in Schedule 6 to IW~.

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B. Offrnca 97. Any person affected by the Participation in Politics and Elections

(Prohibition) Act, as amended, who sponsors any candidate or contributes to the funds of any candidate or politital party is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of N 10,000 or to imprioomnent for. term of S yean or to both such line and imprisonment ; and in addition, the candidate so sponsored or to whose funds such contribution .... made .hall be eli&­qualified from' contesting any election under this Deuee or ""yother elections during the transition period.

98. If any person to whom section 99 of this Decree applies. Or who is for the time being under a duty to discharge any of the functions of such a person, is without reasonable cause, guilty of an act or omission in breach of his official duty, then he shall be liable on summary c<inviction to a line of NS,OOO or to imprisonment for 2 years or to both such line and imprisonment.

99. !.sly person'who, being a Presiding Officer or a Returning Officer at an election-

(a) gives a certificate or a stateraent of result which is hlse in any nr.rterial porticular; or . .

(b) Pc:rTenely IIld without lawful autbority refuses to deliver auy statement of result relating to that eJectjOft to t1>e ofli<er to whOlll it is . required to be delivered;

(e) does anything. that impedes. or obsIruct& proper 'accreditation, cxnmting, recordillg' or obbzining of ~ tcn'ect rttuJr: ef· Ibcrt cIedioo. .

is guilty of an offence and sh.1l on conviction be li:>.bie1o a lille at H5,O()() O¥: . to imprisonmont for 2 yean ... eo both ouch •. AA4 '.~~ .

1OO.-(1) !.sly pesson to whom t10it acctil!n ~\ieal)'~ _~ (9<' ~. fin>e . beinS under • duty to d.ilc:ha.-SC Illy fUDCtioa rcl:ltiagto an eIcctiIln, aSId who without l'e08ODable c:uJIIe, be! ore or during all election 0, lit ... y time ther~- .

(II) fails Ie perform or discharge. such duty; or

(b) performs such duty fraudulently, negligeatl'y, ~ir ..... rec.k.lessly ; or

(e) does any act or omission in breach of such'duty;

i. guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a lin. 'of NS,OOOeir to imprisonment for 2 years or to both such line and imprisonment.

(2) The person to whom this section applies are-(_) police oIlicen, membeu of the State Security Service, ofticial.

and members of slaff of the Commission, polling agent. ct ... y other o.ficer or ol!icers charged with the conduct of elections (by whatever name called) .' . . .

(6) ";y ElectOlal Officer, Assistant Electoral Officer, Presiding O!!icer, Assistant p,...;~ Officer, Returninr Ol!iccr. Assistant Returnini Oflic:er, Poll Clerk or AssIStant Poll Clerk, or any officer or officers (by whatever nrnt: c:aUed) ~pointed under parasraph + of Schedule .. 10 Ib;' Decree aDCltheapr_ "official duty'.' abaIllor.tbepurpoaeo ofthiuee&ion be construed aee->rdiog/y, but Mall Dot ine/ude duties i'1Jp_d otherwioO tbaa by this Decree •

101.-(1) E_y Electoral Officer, AIsi.tanl Electoral Offiur, Returning Officer, Assistant Relurning Officer, Poll Clerk or Assistant 1'011 Clerk or any afticer or officers (by whatever name called orderlines.appointed under paragnph .. of 9chedule .. to this Decree concerned in the COSlduet of ., election. and ". , .,.

Sponsonhip by Banned and dis­qualified penoN.

Breaches of officiAl duty.

Offen.,.. relating to statemenl of~t.

=:;. -. fun<riad.

RequiIom_ of order lines.

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Personation and punisb­mentfor pel'tOll4Uon.

every Polling Agent Or candidate in attendance at a polling station or place of voting, or at the counting of the Votes shall -naintain and aid in maintaning the orderliness of the voting. I

(2) No such .officer, agent or candidate shall, except for some purpose authorised by law, communicate before the poll is. closed to any person any infornl3tion as to the name or number on the regIster of voters. of any voter who h:>s or has not voted at the place of voting.

(3) No person shall-(a) interfere with any Voter in the process of voting;

(6) otheiwisc obtain or attempt to obtain in the' place of voting. infor­manon as to the candidate for whom a vOter in that place is about to vote· or has voted ; or

(c) 'communicate ai any tim~ t~any person any information obtainc4 in a place of voting as to the candidate for whom a voter in ·that pJace ia about to vote or has voted. .

(4) IT any person contravenes any of the provisions of this section, be is guilty of an oHence and liable 011 conviction to .i!I'prisonment for·2. yea:ra or to a.fine of NS,ooo or.to both such impris9nrnent and fine.

'15). The words, ''wiille in the process of voting "as used in subsection (J).oCthis &e9tion meaDa "period a.tarting. from the colllDlencement of accre-ditatio.n till th .. nd of poll"~,. .: .'. . .' ...

(102)--{1) If.any corrupt practice is committed by any candidste. deD-. t~ at an .. J~ hdd ~der. the!~ovisio~ of this o.CC!"cc, t!'e·el.ec:tioil o.r such candidste shall Dc mvalid an In add,uon the ... d candidate shall.be. disquali1ied to vote or conteSt for any elective office or poat for a period of ten years. . .

(2) Th. t"pression, "corrupt practice" as used hi this Decree. means any of tbe.following oHencc&-

(a) personation; (6) treating ; (e) undue influence ; (d) bribery ; or (0) ai~, abetting, cOUIl1'elling or procuring the commisSion of any of

the aforesaid offences.. .

. (3) A corrupt practiCe' ahall be deemed to bave been committed' by a candidate if it is committed in his favour with his knowledge or consent Or with·a.. knowledge or consent ofa person who is acting under the genel&l or spcclal autho.rity of such candidate with reference to the election.

(103)--<1) Any person who, at an election. votes in the name of &Otoe other person whether that ",,~e be the no'lle of a UCraon living or dead OL a fictitioll8 person or who, havmg voted OnCCi.at any such election votea a second tirne in his own na'lle, or in the name of any other person living or dead or ofa fictitious person, is guilty of tbe oHence of personation.

(2) Any person who is guilty of personation or aiding. abettiog. cOunsel­Jingor procuringthecommissionofth~' oHenceof personation. is guilty of.an offence and liahle on convictiOn to imprisonment for a term not cxa:edir!g one year or to. fine not exceeding Nl,OOO or to both such iniprisonUieiit and fine.

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(3\ A person charged with the offence (,f rerson •• i"n shall not be convic­'ted except on the e"idence of not less than two witnesses.

104· The following persons shall be dee'lled guilty of tfO,ating-(a) anypersonwl>o corruptly. by himself orbyany other person. either

before, during or after the election, directly or indiuctly gives 'or l-'roV1des, pa),s wholly or in l'''t th< exrense. of giving or providing any foOd, drink, entertainment or provision to or fOl, any person for the purpose:of corruptly influencing that ,erson or any othu person to vott or refrain from votin~ at such election or on account of such person or any other penon havmg voted or refrai~ed from'voting at s~ch election; and

. (b) any voter who corruptly accepts or takes any such food, drink or entertainment. ' ',:,; , ..

105. Any I;'ersoll who directly or indirectly, by himSelf o<by any other person on hiS behalf, makes use of or threatens to make use' pf any force, violence or restraint or inflicts or threatens to inflict by hiinself or by any other person,any temporal·or spiritual injury, damage, harm or loss· upon or against any person in order to iI).duce ·or compel a: perSon to vote or refrain from voting, or on account of such person having voted or refrained from voting at any election, or who by abduction, duress, or .~y ,fraudulen t device or contrivance impedes or prevents the· free use of tbe vote by an y voter or thereby compels, induces, or prevail. upilr\:aity voter either to give or refrain from giving his vote at any election is guilry"Of undu.Hnfluence .

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person on his behalf, gives, lends or agrees to give or lend or ·offers; promises or promises to procure or to endeavour to procure, a~y money or valuable consideration to or for any yoter or to or for any pcrso'p on behalf of anv votu· or to or for any other person, in order to induce' any votu· to vote or to refrain from voting. or corruptlr.:docs "'lY ~ch .. 8ct aforesaid on account of such voter having voted ot 'rt!r"liried·lrom .votiag or corruptly does any such act as aforesaid on account .0C such .voter having voted or refrained from voting, at any el~ction ;

(b) any person who directly or indirectly, by himself . 'or by. any oihe, person on his behalf, corruptly gives or procures or promises to procure or to endeavour to procure any office, place, emplo}""!'llt to· or for .a vote or to or for any ptrson, in order ·to induce such . .voter to Vote Or refrain from V9Iing or corruptly does any such act as aforesaid on account or any voter having voted or refrained from voting, .t any ~on ;: ' ..

(e) any person who directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, makes any gift, loan, offer, promise, procuremeni or .agreement to or for any penon or cOmmunity or order to induce such person or community to procure or to endeavour to procure, the return of any person to office as Governor or as a me~ber of a House. of AsSembly of a State or the vote of any voter, aniny electIon; :'-

(d) any per30II who, upon orin consequence of any such gift, loan, offer promise, procurement or agreement, procures, or engages or pro~ or

Persons to be de8me-d guihyof trearing.

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l'w)ish-q>I!n, and dia;.

qUa1¥~~ forbn~h' ~ ttcatir!t;: -personation and undue. influence.

Offences in respcc1 of DOmination papen. v,Ilen card and polling documents.

endeavours to procure the return of any person to office as Governor or as • member of a House of Assembly of a State or the vote of any voter at any election ; .

(e) any person who advances or pays or causes to be paid any money to or for the use of any person, with the intent that such money or any part thereof, shall be expended in bribery at any election or who know-10gly pays, or causes to be paid, any money to any per.;on, in discharge or repayment of any money wholly or in part expended in bribery at any election ;

(f) any voter who, before or during any election, directly or indirectly by himself oiby any other person on his behalf, receives, agrees or con­tracts for any money, gift,loan or Valuable consideration, office, place or employment, for himself or for any other person, for voting or agreeing to vote or for refraining from voting at any election; .

. (g) any penon who, after any election, directly or indirectly, by JUmsClf or . by any other person on his behalf, receives any money or valuable consideration on account of any person having voted or refrained from voting or having induced any other per.;on to vote or refrain from 'yoting at any election : .

Pro.vided that the foregoing provisions shall not extend or be construed to extend to any money paid or agreed to be paid for or on account of any legal x. enses DonlUide incurred at or concerning any election. : .

10-,.-(1) Any person who is guilty of bribery, treating or undue influence, personation or aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of any of those offences, shall be liable on conviction to imprison­rn~nt for 2 years or to a fine of NS,OOO Or to both such imprisonment and fine.

'. (2) Any person who is convicted of bribery, treating, undue influence at persollation, 0 r of aiding, aberting counselling, or procuring the COm­mission of any of the offences aforesaid, shall, in addition to any other punish­meni, be ·de.cmed incapable, during a period of five years from the date of his eonviction-

(a) of being registered as a voter or voting at any election ; (b) of being elected into any post or office or if elected before his convic­

. tion, of retaining his seat or post.

108.-{1) Any PersoD who--': . (a) forges or fraudultntly defaces or fraudulently destroys any Domina_

tion paper, or delner .. 10 the officer charged with the conduct of an election any nominatioD paper, knowing the same to be forged; or

(b) signs a nomination paper as a candidate in more than One consti­tuency ; or

(c) forges counterfeits or fraudulently destroys any voters card or the ollici.l' mark 00. any ,"Oler' .. card or any atatcmenf of result ; or

(d) without ·due authority, supplies any voter'. card to any person; (e) fraudulently takes out of the polling station any voter's card ; or Ul without due authority, deatr0rs, takes, DpCns or oth~se inerferes

with any other documrnts then 10 use for the purpose of the election ia guilty of an offence.

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(2) Any attcn;pt to commit ~y off~ncc specified' ~ this s~ion shaU be punishable in the same manner m which the offence IS pUDlshable.

(3) In any prosecution for an offence in rdation to the nomination p.pers, polling docu'Dents and the nwking instruments at an election l:Ield under this Decree, the property in such polling documents may be stated to Commission. .

109. Any person who i. guilty of an offence under section 108 of this Decree shaU be liable on conviction to imprioonment for a years or to a fine of !fs,ooo .or to bot!, such imprisonment and fine:

110. Any can<;lidate who forges, utters or falsiii .. any documents or gives any false informatio!, to !\Ie Commissi~ for'the purpo," of nomination int!,' any elective'offic~;or l'p;;t under this Decree s)iall1!.e:·disqualiiied as a candidate for that election orany election under this Deb-ee and'any sub­sequent elections during the transition period. .

111. Any person who- ....

(a) ,'otes, induces or procures any person.·to vote at any e1.ection knowing, t}l2tbe '1r .~~ ~C!S<ln is ~r<1hibited by ~ peeree o,r by

anyothedaw/from .,-bun!\' at·SllCfl election ;'or ... . ... '.' .' . 1'" .. .

(h) before or during "!' e~n, Irnowingly or recklessly publishes any false statement of tho' withdrawal ola candidate, at such'election' for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of another 'carididate Commits an offence under this ~ection . , .... .112. Any pel""" !Who .!lO~t. an 9.11'ence under ,section lit oJ this

D.e~re~ sha,l1;~ gtAliy· of an otTence and. liable 01l"'.!lOnviction to a fin. of ~2,OOO tr to imprisonment for on~ year or b~h.~u!," me and! imprisonment.

113, Ai>.y.p<;:!""n who ~y vpt"; at ~ Governorship. anli ;L.g;slative House election in a constituency in respect of which his name' does not appear on the register of voters is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for 2 years or'to. fine' of NS 000' or to bi> th' such impriaonment and' fiIIe. ;' . . ,.

"4 Any person wbo is convicted ~fan offenee under sectoin97 98 and 99 of this Decree shall (in addit;"n to any other punishment) not be ;ligible during the period of three years after the date of his conviction- '

(a) for. ,oting ",t .. any Govern~rahip and Legial";i"e House ejection in any State 01 .

Penalty.

Forgery of nomination documents.

Illegal pncticc.

Punishment of penon ~tyof illegal praCtIce.

Votingwben DOt ~ .

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njsord~rh" conduct a"{ ejections.

Polling dar offencClt

Distui-bancn at election " gathering· . venues. etc" UJC of acid. etc.

(b) for being elected into any post or office or if elected before hi. cc.nviction, of retaining his office or seat.

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115. Any person who at any polling station acts or incites others to act in a disorderly manner is guilty of an offence and liable, on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding Nl,OOO or to both such imprisonment and fine. .

116.-(1) No person shall, on the date or dates upon which a poll is taken in an e1ect.!on,in respect of a Governorship and Legislative !-louse-

(a) convene, hold or atte~d any public meeting in that constituency;

(b) operate any megaphone, amplifier or public address apparatus in that constituency for the purpose of making announcements concerning the election :

Proxided tllllt ~is, paragraph shall not apply to the operation of any such apparatus, by an, officer appointed und~ this 'Decree, (or the

, purpose of making official announcements relating to the election. :

(2) No person shall on the date or dates on waich a poll is taken at any polling station commit any of the following acts within the polling station or in any public or private place within a distance of two hundred metres of the polling zone or station- ',j : l

(a) canvassing for votes ;

(Ti) soliciting the, vote ohmy voter

(~) persuadi~g ~y voter to vote I'or, If particular' candidate; , ' , (d) persuading any voter not to vote at the election ;

. (t) ,wearing, exhibiting 'or teruiering any notice, sign, token; symbol, slogan, ,badge; photograph or party card: referring'tn the election;" or , (fl ,shouting slogans concerning ihe election:

(3) No candidate or other ,person with the connivance of a candidate shall, whether on payment or otherwise, usc, bire or procure any vessel or vehide for the conveyance of any VOter (other than the candidate himself or his agent) to or from any polling station. "

(4) No person shall bring alcoholic liquor into a polling station or a,place being used for the counting of votes or shall consume alcoholic liquor in any such, place.' , '

(5) Any' person who contravenes ,<lIlY of the provisions of subsections (1), (2), (3) or (4) of this section is guilty of an offence and 1iaj,le on convic­tion to a fine of NS,OOO or to imprisonment for 2 years' or to both such fine and imprisonment and shall in addition be disqualified to vote or contest for elective office or post for a period .of 5 years beginning from the date of his conviction. ....

117. Any person, who at a public gathering for election purposes or ;"t any ather place to which this section applies- .

(a) acts or incite. another to actin a disorderly manner fonhe purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the' gathering was called; or

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(6) has in his possesion any acid, offensive weapon or missile or u.es any such acid or offensive weapon or missile on another person, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of N5,OOO or imprisonment for 3 years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

li8.-(I) The Chief Electoral Officer of the Federalion or any officer delegated by him shall announce the results of the . Governorship and Legislative Bouse elections. . .

. (2) Any person, who prints or uses any elecuoruc media or any other publication to announce' the result of ·any election before the offici.l announcem~nt of the results as in·subsection (1) of thia section or announce. any fake election results is guilty of an offence . and liable on conviction to inlprisonment for 2 years'or to'. fine of NIO,OOO or to both such fine and imprisonment. . ..

119.~1) Where a person is convicted of an offence .ga;.;.t any of the provision. of this Part of this Decree ~hich disqualliic:s him fl'Qm' being elected as a member of a Legislative House, or to tb~ office of Governor or any elective office or post, tbe coun by which he :.vas convicted .hail send to tlie National Electoral Commission a uanscript of the judgment of. the conviction and if the person convicted has appealed, the judgment of ilie appeal. .

~ . (2) Any attempt; conspiracy,aidi~ or abetiing' of th;;'~~on of an);:oa;et}7" ~ ,intJ1i' Decree s".lIbe punishable in·t!?-f .~m~ . manner as th~.pnnClpal offence.. . ,.' .... '.' ... .' .

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(3) Any·offep"'; coriuniti~ U;;der this Part o(this De~~~ sliaIi b;, triable in a Magistrate's Court of the State concerned. .

(4) . Any prosecution under this Part of thia Decre. shan be: undertaken by the Attorney-General of the State in which. the offence was committed.

120. Subject to the provisions of this Decree, no person who bas voted at an election held under this Decree aball in any 1.gaJ: proceedings arising out of the election, be required to disclose the name or ideritity1)f the penon for whom he cast his vote.' '. .

121.~1) Where a date has been appointed for the holding of an elec­tion and .there is. r..son to appreh~nd that a serious breach of the peace . 'is liliely 10 occur if the election is proceeded with on the date,:the holdirig of Ihe election may be postponed by the National Electoral Commission until some other convenient date to be appointed by it. .

. (2) Where an election i. postponed before the last day for the delivery . of nomination papers, the E1ect6ta1 Officer shall, upon a ne~ date being appointed for the election, 'proceed in all respects as if thai: date were the date referred to in paragraph \.of Schedule 5 to this Decree as theilate for the holding of the election. .

(3) Where an election is postponed under this Decree on or after the last day for the delivery of the nomination papers, and a poll has to be bet­ween the candidates then nominated, the Electoral 0!IiC%r shall; upon a new date being appointed for the election, proceed a. if the new date appointed were the date for taking of the poll between those candidates.

Announce­ment of results.

Conviction for a dis­quaJilymg offence to be reponed, .!C.

Voter not required to disclose hi. vote.

Election may bel postpoDed if disturbance feard.

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Custody and In.spection of doCumt'nti.

Espenses of election.

Validation of orden. notices. etc.

Trial of ""min

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(4) An election postl'onoo under this section may iri like marmer be fu~po.~ , ,

122.-{1) The Electoral Officer sball retain for six montbs all docu­ments relating to an election forwarded to bim in accordance with t bis Decree and sball tben, unless otbendse ordered by tbe Governorsbip and Legislative Houses Election Tn1>unal or unless he is aware that legal pro­ceedings are pending in respect of such election, cause them to be destroyed.

(2) An order for an inspection by proiluction of·any p'olling documents or' any other packets iii the custody of an electo<'.tl olIii:'ermay be made by the

, Go"ernorship and'I,.egislative Houses Election Tn'bunil, if the Triblinal'io satisfied that the order required is for the purpo .. of instituting Or main­taining an election.

, \3) An order for the opening of polling documents or any other packets for inspection may'be made by the Governorship and Leglstati •• H()UIIcs Election Triburua1 in tbe cours. of proceedings in an election petition.

, (4) An order under this section 'may b. made s\lbjectto silch conditions as,the Governorship and Legislath" Houses Election ,Tribunal may think eicpedient. . ,

(5) The documents (other thlll the documents referred to in subsection (2) of this .~nl.rel4~g to an el~on ret~ed by tb~ Illectoral_9~ in accordance w;tth,!",'bSection (I) ofthis~ction shaH b,~ o~n.l') m3>~on upon an order iriad. by • Governorship lind LegiSlatiye Fl'o,*"J$,lecbon Tribunal in exercise of its powers to compel the production 'of c1liculnentli in 1<gall'roi:eedinga,Mt .baIl not blhetwist be opetledto inspection:

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123.-{1) Th. National Electoral Commission may prcscribe-

(a) a scale or remuneration for officers appointed und~r 'this' D~ee for the conduct of elections ;

, (b) a .caIe of mUbnum chargCJ in resp~ctof'otl,er e.tpe~incurred by an Electoral Officer in connection with the conduct of an election and may revise the scales as and when it thinks fit.

(2) An ElectOral Officer, a l'residing Officer and a Returning Officer ihall in ailditioil to any remuneration p~ under paragrsph(a) of silbsection(l) of this sectibn, be entitled to oucb oulns in respect of expenses. not exCeeding tlie prescribed scale, in cotmcic:tion with the conduct of an election as are reasonable.

, 124. Notwithst~g any defcC:t or errol'in any orders. noliecs, fol'Ill5 or documents previously made cir other thlng whaUoever dime inp~ce i"f the proviSions' of ,this ·Dect'ee, such orders. forms or documents arc hertby ,..tidated' for all purposes with effect from the dates on "'bich the same were made, given or done respective1!.

125. A candidate or an agent who contrav .... es the proVisions of section 84 of this Qecree .ball be tried i~ a Magistrate Court and if found guilty .haIl be liabl. to a tdm of imprisonment not exceeding one year or to a fine (If N5,OOO.

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126. The forms set out in Schedule 7 to this Decree or such other forms P onno • • s the National Electoral Conunission may prescribe may be u.sed for the purposes of Govemon;bip and Legislative Houses Elections with respect to the matters contained therein.

tion.

STATE COURTS

A-High Court of a Stale

127.-(1) There shall be a High Court for each State of the Federa·

(2) The High Court ... of a State sball consist of­

(a)a Chief Judge ()f the State; and

(b) such number of judges of the: High Court as may be prescribed by a Law of the House Of Assembly of the State.

128.(1)- The appointment of aperson to .the office of the Chief Judge ()f a State shall be made by the Governor of the State acting In I.is discretion subject to the confirmation of such appointment by the House of Assembly of the State.

(2) The appointment of a person to the office of a Judge of a State shall be made by tbe Governor of the State· acting on the recommendation of the StateJudicial Service Commission. ;. . ... ,': ~; ;

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(3) A pcr:son shall ~t be qualified to bold .office of th~ Chiel'Judge of a State orJui!ge of the HIgh Court of a State unless he rs'lti2tilied to practlae as a legal practitioner'in Nigeria and iDs been.., quaIi1ied fOr a~riod of not less than 10 years.

(4) If the office olthe Chief Judge of a State is vacant or if the penon holding it is for any reason unable to perform the functions of the office, then, until a person has been appointed to and has assumed the functions of that office, or until the person holding the office has resumed those functions, the functions shall"" performed bya pcn;on to be designated from time to time in that behalf by the Governor of the State, acting In his discretion, from among the Judges of the High Court of the State.

o (5) Except with the approval of the House of Assembly of.theState, an appointment made pursuant to aubscction (4) of this section shall c:eaae·to have effect after the expintion of 3 monthaJrom the . date of such appoint­ment, and the Governor shall not re-appolnt a person ;whose appointment has lapsed. .

&.u.blisb­mentor a High Coun for eacb State.

129.-{1) Subject to the proviaions of this Decree and In addition to ]wisdietion such othcr jurisdiction as may be cooferred upon it by Law.-the H"Igh Court geaerol. of a State shall have unlimited jurisdiction to hear and determine any civil proceedings in which the existence or extent Qf a legal right, power, duty liability, privilcge, interest, ob~ation or cIaim is in issue and to impOse any penalty, forfeiture, punishment or other liability in respect of an offence committed by any pen;on.

(2) The .reference to civil and aiminaI proceedings in. this section includes a refcrence to the proceedings which originate in the High Court

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(e) subject to the provisions of this Constitution, to recommend to the Governor the removal from office of the judicial officers specified in sub­paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph and to exercise disciplinary control over such officers ; ..

(d) to appoint, promote and exercise disciplinary con trol over the Chief Registrar of the High Court, the Chief Registrars of the Sharia Court of

AppeaI and the Customary Court of Appeal, the Magistrates, the Judges and members of the District and Area Courts, if any, and all other merobers of the staff of the Judicial Service of the State not otherwise specified in this Decree and of tbe State Judicial Service Commission; and

(t) to control and diaburse all moneys, capital and recurrent, for the judicial services of a State,

D--Local Government stroUt CommissiOfl

8. The Local Government Service Commission shall comprise the Chairman and not less than 2 and not more than 4 merobers wbo shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be persons of unquestionable integrity and sound political judgement. '

9. The Commission shall have theiunctions ascribed to it by the existnig law on the Civil Service as applicable to Local Governments. More specifically, the Commission shall-

,(a) set up general'and uniform guidelines for appointments, promotions and diacipline;" '

,(b) monitor the activities of each Local Government to ensure that the guidelines are strictly and uniform! y adhered to ; and, ,

(e) serve aia review body for all petitions from Local Governments in .respect of appointments, promotions and discipline.

SCHEDULE 4

APPOINTMENT AND SUPERVISION Oli' OFFICERS

1.-(1) For each Local Government Area there shall'be an Electoral officer who shall be appointed by the Commission,

(2) An Electoral Officer may be appointed by name or by reference to an office, and shall.hold office until his appointment is revoked.

(3) In any case where it considers it exp:dient the Commission may appoint more than one Electoral Officer for a Local Government Area and shall specify the part of the Local Government Area for which each such Electoral Officer is responsible and, in relation to tll.t part of the Local Government Area, the Electoral Officer shall have and exercise the functions of an Electoral Officer of more than 'ooe Local Government Area.

(4) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that a Person may be appomted Electoral Officer of more than one Local Government Area.

2.-(1) The Commission may appoint any person to be an Assistant Electoral Officer for the conduct of any election and a person so appointed shall in respect of that election have such of the functions imposed or conferred by this Decree on the electoral Officer as the Commission may prescribe,

State Local Government Service ''''.ommi"ioa .

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Supenrision of other officers h \' Electoral" Officer.

Appointment of officer to exercise supervisory functions over conduct of elections.

Functions of Resident EIecto",1 Commis. aioner.

Electoral Officiala not eligible (or election

Notice of election.

(2~ The Commission shall forthe purpose of an election appoint such Returning O~c~rs, Assistant Returning Officers, Presiding Officers and AssIstant PreSIdIng Officers, Poll Clerks and A",istant Poll Clerks and such other officers as are required to be appointed under this Decree.

(3) Any person appointed as an Assistant Returning Officer under the provisions of this paragraph shall have functions imposed or conferred by this Decree on a Returning Officer.

(4) For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that a person may be appointed as Returning Officer of one or more State Constituencies.

(5) For the elections the Electoral Officer or Resident Electoral Com­missioner may!>e appointed to act as Returning Officer.

J. An Electoral Officer shall supervise o\"er acts of officers as are appointed under paragraph 4 of this Schedule in his Local Government Area and may, subject to this Decree and by any instructions issued by the Com­mission, gh-e directions to such officers with regards to the performance of their functions.

4. The Commission shall appoint, in respect of any State, an officer by whatever name called to exercise supervisory functions over the conduct of an election or of elections generally, and any such officer shall have such powers and duties .. < shall be allocated by the Commission.

5.-{ I) Subject to tj1e provisions. ofthis D~e~, t!>e general supervISIOn of the conduct of an election shall be vested in the Resident Electoral Com­missioner.

(2) The Electoral Officer may- . . (a) require information from any officer appointed under this Schedule

with respect to any matter relating to the functions of such officerunder this Decree;

(b) subject to the provisions of t1;is Decree, issue instructions to any such officer with respect to the performance of their functions under this Decree.

(J) Any such officer shall comply "ith the requirements and instructions of the Resident Blectoral Commissioner under this pa.r:tgraph.

6. Any person" ho by reason of his holding or acting in any ollice has any responsibility for Or any connection with the conduct of elections to the office of the Governor and nomination as a candidate for the office of Governor or Legislative House shall be disqualified from membershio of the Legislative House and from nomination as candidate thereof" hile he holds or acts in an y such office.

SCHEDULES

PROCEDURE AT.£LECTION~

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l.-{I) Not less than 2 days before the date specifie,ifor holding of the elections. the Commission shall through the Resident Electoral Commissioner publish a notice-

(a) stating the date of the election; (b) appointing the place at '" hich nomination papers are to be delivered. (2) The notice shall be published in each constituency in respect of

"hich an election is to be held.

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2,-{1) Every registered political party shall, on such days as may be di­rected by the Commission before the date appointed for the Legislative House and Governorship elections, deliver the complete list of all the candidates the party proposes to sponsor for elective offices in respect of all the elections (or such number thereof as the party intends to contest) to the Commission thr ough the Electoral Officer for Legislative House candidate> and through (he Resident Electoral Commissioner for Governorship candidates.

(2) A State Screening Committee under the Chairmanship of the Resident Electoral Oommissioner shall carry out an initial screening of the candidateS and thereafter submit its recommendations to the Ccmmission.

(3) The Commissi~ shall, not later than 14 days after delivery of the list aforesaid, deliver to the political party a list containing the names of candidates who are qua1ified for elections under tbe provisions, of this Decree and, where appropriate, a separate list of those rejected, by the Commission and in the case of those so rejected, the Commission shall-

(a) state in writing the grounds for such rejection; and

(b) afford the political party concerned an opportUnity, subject to the provisions of this Decree, of substituting another candidate for each one so rejected: provided than in substituting sDcb candidate, the political party shall present the candidate who scored the next higbest votes at the party'. primaries,

(4) If after 14 days a political party is not informed "ithin the specified period of the disqualification of its candidates, all the candidates named in such list shall be deemed qualified or approved by the Cominission,

3.-{1) Each candidate for Legislative House election shall be nominated in writing by 10 persons whose names appear on the register of voters for the State constituency in respect "fwhich an election is to be held and in tbe case of candidate for the office of Governor, he shall be nominated by 20 registered voters in the State : provided that no nominator shall be a person-affected by the Participation in Politics and Elections (prohibition) Act, as amended,

(2) The nomination forms may be as in forms EC. 4B and EO. 4E in Schedule 7 to this Decree and shall be subscribed by the candidate and his running mate, as the case may be, and by the persons nominating him and shall contain the fo 1I0wing particulars-

(a) the name, address, occupation, educational qualifications and detail of the clearance certificate of the candidate;

(b) the names, addresses, occupations and voters registration- particulars of the nominators of the candidates : '

(e) a certification by the candidate that he is willing and qualified to stand for election.

(3) The Resident Electoral Commissioner and the Electoral Officer shall provide nomination papers and shall supply any candidate with two nomina­tion papers and shall at the request of any candidate and his nominators being present, complete any such nomination paper on such candidate's behalf: _

(4) Each candidate, or one of the persons nominating him, sball deliver his nomination paper subscribed as herein before provided at the place appointed by the Resident Electoral Commissioner or the 'EleciOral Officer under paragraph I of this Schedule not later than 5 O'clock in the afternoon of the twenty-second day before the election, '._

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Deposita.

Validity oof nomination

(5) No person shall subscribe as a nominator to more than one nomination paper at the same election and, if he does, his signature shall be in-operative on any second or subsequent paper ",hich he subscribes as a nominator:

Provided th no account shall. be taken of the nomination of any candidate who has died 0 withdra"n or whose nomination has not been accepted as valid before the delivery of the second nomination paper.

(6) No person who has subscribed as a nominator may, so long as the candidate stands nominated, withdraVr his nomination.

(7) A candidate for an election shall deliver along "ith the nomination paper such number of posteu containing his photograph and the symbol of pis political party all measurin. 400m as may be required by the Oommission.

4.- (1) Every candidate for a Legislative House election shall before his nomination paper is delivered to the Electoral Officer deposit or cause to be deposited the sum of N5,OOO as stipulated in section 7f (1) (e) of this Decree, and shall at the time of delivery of his nomination paper produce to the Electoral Officer the official receipt for the said sum. No nomination shall be valid unless such sum is deposited and the receipt for the sum produ­ced in the manner required by this paragraph.

(2) Every candidate for election to the office of Governor shall before his nomination paper is delivered to the Resident Electoral Commissioner deposit or cause to be deposited thesurn ofN15,OOO as stipulated in section 74 (I) (d) of this Decree and shallat the time of delivery of his nomination paper produce to the Resident Electoral Commissioner the official receipt fo,.:;!he said aum. No nomination shallUe valid unless such sum is deposited and' the receipt for the sum produced in the manner required by this paragraph.

(3l All deposits shall be paid into the general revenue of the State in respect of which the election is to be held.

(4) The deposit shall be returned to the candidate or his personal represe~tative lE-

(a) the nomination of ~he candida~e is invalid.for any r~ason other than a nomination form 'us dehvered by hun or on hiS behalf m more than one

. constituency ; (b) t:,e candidate dies before the date of the electio~ ; '(e) a contested election is declared void; (5) All deposits which are not returnable shall be retained in the general

revenue of the State in respect of which the election was held.

5.-(1) When any nomination paperis delivered and a deposit is ~de in accordance with the Decree, the candidate shall be deemed .to stand nommated ,unless:lIld until the Chief Electoral Officer of the FederatIOn or any ~J!!cer delegated by himdeoides that the nomination paper IS mvahd or p~f IS given to the satisfaction of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Federation or any officer delegated by him of the candidate's deat~ or he withdraw. his can-didature as specified in paragra.,h 7 or 8 of thiS S:hedule. "

(2) The Chief Electoral Officer of the Federation or :my officer delegated shall be entitled to hold the nomination paper invahd only on one or more of the following grounds.-

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(a) that the candidate has not produc~d evidence of tax p~yments as a,?d when due for a period of 3 years prece;hn~ the year of election, or a valid evidence of exemption from the payment of all or any such tax ;

(6) that th' particulars of the candidate or hi. nominators are not required by law; or

(e) thatthe paper is not signed as required by law; or (d) th.t the Candid Ite has been nominlted in more than one Consti­tuency ; or (.) that the nominators of the candidate or one or any of them are not

persons whose names appear on the register of voters in respect ofthe appropriate constituency ; or

(f) that the candidate is not a registered voter in Nigeria ; , (g) that the candidate doe. not possess the appropriate educational

qualification required under this Decree. , (II) that the candidate is disqualified under any other proVisions of this

Decree; .

(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Decree or 'my otber law, the decision of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Federation or any officer delegated by him, that a candidate has been validly nominated under subparagraph 2 (a)-(g) of this paragraph shall not be the ground of any election petitionin any Election Tribunal established under this Decree or in any court of law in Nig!ril,

(4) Whenever the Chief Electoral Officer of the Federation or any Officer delegated by him decides that a candidate has not been ,validly nommat('d he shall endorse and sign on the validation of nomination. Form the fact and reasons for hi. decision.

(5) The Chief Electoral Officer of the Federation or any Officer delegated by him shall within forty-eight hours of the receipt of. nomina­tion paper communicate in writing in Form EC. 5 in Schedule 7 to this Decree to the candidate or to one of the persons nominating the candidate­or political party sponsoring the candidate his decision as to the validity or otherwise of such nominatio:l.

(6) A candidate whose first nomination paper is or may be invalid may be permitted to submit a second nomination paper within the time allOWed:

ProVided that where a candidate forges or falsifies any document or gives any false information for the purpose of nomination under this Decree he shall be disquali6ed in accordance with section 100 of this Decree.

6. The Electoral officer shall, not later than 2~ hours before the day of election, publish by cfuplaying it or causing it to be displayed at the place or places appointed for the delivery of nomination papers, and in such other manner as he may think fit, a statement of the full na"," of all, persons standing nominated and of the per;ons nomin>ting them with their respective addresses and occupation

7. Any candidate may withdraw his candidatur~' by notice in writing signed by him and delivered by humelf or one of the persons nomiD1ling him to the Resident Electoral Commissioner or Electoral Officer not later than one O'clock in the afternoon of the day before the election.

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Death of 8. If after the latest time for the delivery of nomination papers and candidate<. before the commencement of the poll, a nominated candidate dies, the

Resident Electoral Commissioner shall,. upon being satisfied of the fact of death, countermand the poll, and the Commission shall appoint sO.ne other convenient date for the election.

Imoalidiry of double nominations.

Method o. election of House of Assembly Members.

Nomination (or election to the office of Governor.

Ascertain .. mento(poU resulL

Arrange­menta Cor poll contested election.

9. If a nomination form, signed by a candidate and by the penons nominating him, is lodged in more than one co"stituency his candidature shall be void in each constituency.

10.-(\) Subject to paragraph 9 of this Schedule, if after the latest time for the delivery of nomination papers and for the withdrawal of candi­dates for election to the Legislative House more than one person remains validly nominated, a poll shall betaken in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule.

(2) If, after the latest time for the delivery of nomination papers an d the withdrawal of candidates only one person remuns validly nOaUnated for election to the Legislative House that person shall be declared elected.

(3) Where a person is deelared elected under the provisions of sub­paragraph (2) of this paragraph, a certificate of result shall be issued and delivered and the result of the election shall be published in the manner pre­scribed by paragraph 34 of this Schedule.

(4) Where no candidate remains nominated in any constituency upon the date appointed for the election, the Resident Electoral Commissioner shall inform the Commission who shall fix a date for another election.

(5) Where in an election to the office of Governor-

(a) at the close of nOaUnation only one candidate has been nominated, the National Electoral Commission shall extend the time for nomination; or

(6) at the close of nomination one of the two candidates nOaUnated for the election is the only candidate by reason of the disqualification, with­drawal, incapacitation, disappearance or death of the other candidate, the National Electoral Commission shall extend the time for nomination, so howe"er that where after the extension only one 'candidate remains validly nominated there shall be no further extension, and section 35 of this Decree shall apply.

11. The result of the votes at the poll shall be aseer tained' by counting the votes given to each candidate and the candidate to whom the majority of votes has been given shall be declared elected. .

12.-{ 1) When a poll has to be taken, the Commission shall appoin t from among poll Clerks appointed under paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to this Decree, a person to be in charge of each polling station to be knowa a. the Presiding Officer.

(2) When a poll has to be taken, the Commission shall-

(a) appoint a sufficient number of polling stations in each ward or constituency in respect of which a poll is to be taken and allot the voters of those wards or constituencies to the polling stations ;

(6) assign in respect of each polling station to .. sist at the taking of the poll, poll clerk appointed under paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to this Decree ;

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(e) provide each polling station with instruments for making an official mark on the voter's card, with ink of a distinctive colour, and with copies orthe register of voters for the constituency, or such pan thereof as contain the names of the voters allotted to vote at the polling station; and

(d) do such other acts and things as may be necessary for conducting the election in the manner provided in this Decree.

(3) The Commission shall appoint at least one polling station in respect of each ward or constituency in which the election is to be held and shall allot the voters of the ward or constituency to the appropriate polling station.

13.-(1) Each candidate may appoint two persons (hereafter referred·to Polling as "polling agents") to attend at each polling station in the area for which "gents. he is a candidate for the purpose of detecting impersonatio n.

(2) Notice in writing of the appointment stating the names, addresses and Vot.,. Registration No. of the polling agents together, with the polling stations to which thcy have been assigned shall be given by the candidate to. the Electoral Officer and the Res;dent Electoral Commissioner not later than 2 days before the day fixed for the elections.

(3) If any polling agents dies or becomes incapable of acting as such, the candidate may appoint" another polling agent In his place, and shall forthwith give to the Electoral Officer or Resident Electoral Commissioner notice in writing of the name, address and voter registration number of the Polling Agent so appointed ..

14.-{1) The Resident Electoral CommissionerfElectoral Officer sball Notice of on or before the second day before the day of elections, cause to be publi- PoU shed in every ward or constituency in which the election is to held, in such manner as he may think fit, a notice specifying-

(a) the day and the hours fixed for the poll including the period for accredition ;

( b) the full names, arranged in the alphabetical order of their surnameS, place of residence and occupation of each candidate remaining nominated; and . "

(e) the situation of the polling stations in the constituency and an indication of the persons entitled to vote thereat.

(2) The hours fixed for the taking of the poDs shall be a continuous period as may be determined by the Commission.

IS.~t) The accreditation of voters shall commence thc" day and time Acc .. d.itioll stipulated pursuant to paragraph 14 of iliis Schedule. of .. ot ....

(2) The presiding officer shall-(a) crosscheck the voters' card of a per,on applying for rccreditlon

against the register and the following questions or any of the questions, shaIl be put to a voter by a candidate or the polling agent, that is­

(i) "Are you the person whose narne is on the register of voters as _______ .__ • __ ~n

(reading the cop of the entry in the register). (i.) "Are you a person above 18 years of age?", .'

(6) not "ccredit any voter who answers the questions in sub-paragraph (2)(a) to this Schedule in the negative;

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Orderliness during _cere· ditation.

Offences and penalty for unaccredited persons.

Post accre­ditation procedure.

Conduct of poll.

Offences of crossing or breaking into another queue.

(e) mark the name of the voter in the register with biro; (d) stamp and sign each voters' card at the back with the appropriate

stamp and stating the date. type of election and code number; and

(t) mark the right thumb of the voter between the nail and the Besh with indelible ink'"

U) enter in Forr:. EC SA-Statement of Pe.ult Form the number of persons registered to vote at the polling station, the numbrr of registered votera aceredited and the number of accredited votera standing in the queue at the conunencement of voting. The Presiding Officer and the polling agents shan sign Form EC. SA to authenticate the numbers entered thereat.

(3) Any person who having been accredited leaves the polling zone or any other place appointed for the accreditation of persons and or mixes up with unaccredited persons shall be guilty of an offence of disorderliness under section 92 of this Decree and shall be liable on conviction to the, punishment as provided under that section.

(4) Any person not being an accredited person in any Polling Zon .. shall be guilty of an offence of di,orderliness under section 92 of this Dec~ee, and shall be liable on conviction to the pun'shment as provideJ under that section.

16. At the close of accreditation, the Presiding Officer shall-(a) .loudly announce the total number of accredited votera entitled to

vote at Polling station and record the sam. in Form Ee. SA ; (b) explain the voting procedure to be followed; , . (e) introduce the candidates or their posters and symbols, 'the Poll

Clerks and the polling agenl8; (d) explain all activities which constitute election offences within the

polling zone including penalties for committing each offence; (e) call the roll of accredited voters; (f) ensure that posters bearing photographs of candidates 'are well

placed before' the commencement of voting." 17. After due compliance "ith the provisions of paragraph 17 of this

Schedule, the Presiding Officer shal!-(a) announce the commencement of voting; (6) request the accredited voters to line up in a single line in front

of the candidate of their choice; (e) separato the queue between men ?n i women if in that area of the

country, the culture is such th: t it does not permit the mingling of men and women in the same queue;

(d) request Security Agents or,Poll Orderlie' to stand at the end of the queue behind the last accredited voter and request the voters at the queue to show their votera' cards duly stamped,and the right thumb hearing' indelible mark made by the Presiding Officei ;

(e) loudly count the number of accredited votera with the assistance of the Poll Clerk or Teller;

(f) recount the votes at the request of a poDing Agent provided that such request shall not be entertained after a first recount.

18. Any person who crosses or breaks into another queue whil~ counting of votes has commenced shall be guilty of an offence of .disorderliness under. section 92 of this Decree and shall be liable Oll conviction to the punishment provided under that section.

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19.-(1) No person shall b. permitted to vote at any Polling Station other t han the one to which he is allotted.

(2) The Presiding Officer shall regulate the admission of voters to the Polling Station, and shall exclude all other persons except Candidates, Polling Agents, Polling Officers and any other person who in his opinion has lawful reason to be admitted.

20. -(I) If at the time a person applies for accreditation, or after he has so applied and before he has left the polling station, ~ polli ng agent declares to the Presiding Officer that he has reasonable cause to believe that the applicant is under 18 years of age or has committed the offence of impersonation and undertaken to substantiate the char;e in a court of law, the Presiding Officer may order a Police Officer to arrest such person and the party shall be sufficient authority for the police so to do.

(2) A person in respect of whom a Polling Agent makes a declatation in accordance with the provision of sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph shall not by rcason thereof, be prevented from voting, but the Presiding Officer shall cause the word Uprotested against for impersonation" to be placed against his name in the m2r:ked copy of the register ofvoters or portion th .. eof: .

Provided that where a person in respect of whom such declaration is made admits to the Presiding Officer that he is not the person he beld himself out to be, be shall not be permitted to vote if be has not already done so, and if he has already voted the Presiding Officer shall cancel bis vote.

(3) A person arrested under the provision of this paragraph 'sball be deemed to be a person taken into custody by a Police OfficoI for on offence in respect of wbich he may be arrested without a warrant.

21. The election into the Legislative Houses shall be conducted first and be followed immediately by election into the office of Governor at all tbe Polling Stations in the States.

22.-(1) The Pr .. iding Officer shall ensure compliance with the provi­sions of this Decree at the Polling stations.

(2) If any person misconducts himself in a Polling Station or fails to obey any lawful order of the Presiding Officer, he may, by order of the Presiding Officer, be removed from the Polling Station by any Police Officer, or by any other person authorised in writing by the Presiding Officer in that behalf.

(3) Any person so removed shall not without permission of the Presiding Officer, again enter the Polling Station during the day of the election and if charged with the commission of an offence in such station, the person shall be deemed to be a person taken into. custody by a Police Officer for an offence in respect of whicb he may be arrested without warrant:

Provided that this paragrapb sball not be enforced so as to prevent any voter who is otherwise entItled to vote at any Polling Station from having an opportunity of so voting.

23.-(1) When the proceedings at Polling Station are interrupted or obstructed by riot or open violence, the Presiding Officer may O<ljourn the proceeding till the following day and shall fortbwith give notice of such adjournment to the Electoral Officer. . .

(2) When the poll is adjourned at any Polling Station-(a) the hours of polling on the day to which it is adjourned shall be the

same as for the original day; and (6) references in this Schedule to the close of the poll shall be construed

accordingly. '. ,

.-\lIocation of pulling station admi:ssion there to.

ImpersonR. tionA

Order of elections.

Conduct in Polling Stations.

Adjournment of poll in case of riot.

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Closing of poU.

Counting ofvote5.

Post election procedure.

Coll~on 8nd coUcc· tion of forms, etc.

24. When the prescribed hour for the closing of accredit ation has been reached, the Presiding Officer shall dedare a"c«ditation closed and no more pernons admitted to the PoIling Stations shall be accr edited and be allowed to vote.

25.-(1) The Presiding Officer shall after counting of votes­(a) loudly announce the number of votes counted ; (6) enter the votes scor<d by each candidate in a Statement of Result Form

as in Form E.C. SA in Schedule 7 to this Decree; (e) crosscneck the total number of votes cast at the polling station with

the total number of people accredited to vote at tbe polling station; (d) nullify the result of any polling station wbere the total number of vote

cast e.~ceed the total number of people accredited to vote at the polling station;

. (e) mark the Form EC 8 for. tbe polling station 'in red ink as follows-result u cancelIed" .

(2) Tbe form shall be signed and stamped by tbe Presiding Officer and countersigned by the candidates or their agents" where available at the Polling Station.

(3) A Polling Age!,t sball be 'required to sign the Statement of Result Form and especially where be has requested for. a recount:

Provided that tbe fact that a Polling Agent does not sign Form EC. 8A sball not invalidate the result of tbe poll.

(o4) The Presiding Officer shall give to the Polling Agents and the police present copies of completed Form EC. 8A after it has been signed by both the Presiding Officer and the polling Agents.

26.-{I) After the recording of the election, the Presiding Officer sball take the election results and materials to Ward Collation Centr es under security escon.

(2) The Retuirung Officers sball-(a) take delivCty of all Forms EC. 8A submitted by the Presiding Officer.

from tbe Polling Stations in tbe Wards; (6) collate the votes entered in Form EC. 8A using Form EC. 8D as

specified in Schedule 7 to tbis Decree without result cancelled according to paragrapb 2S (d) and (e) above;

(e) enter the collated' votes scored by the two candidates in Form EC. 8D as specified in Schedule 7 to this Decree ;

(d) distribute 4 copies of duly completed Form EC. 8D as follows :­I i) 1 copy to each of the two candidates or their agents ; (;,) 1 copy to tbe police i and

(e) ~ubmit the original copy to the Local Government level Returning Officer (s) for State Constituencies under oecurity cscon.

27 .--{I) The Retunning Officer for State House Gf Assembly election shall-

(a) collect Form EC. 8D in respect of the two groups of ~ards for tbe separate two State Constituencies from Ward Retumtng Officers;

(6) collate the votes entered in Form EC. 8D from the Warda using Form EC. 8C as specified in Schedule 7 to this Decree;

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(e) enter Constituency collated results in Form EC. BC after it has been signed by him and Polling Agents as follows- . .

(I) I copy to' the Resident Electoral Commissioner; IiI, I copy to the Electoral Officer; and (iii) I copy to tbe PoliCe.

(2) The Local Government Returning Officer shall tbereafter -(a) complete and sign Part 1 of Form EC. BE in respect of each of the

two State ConstituencieS. '. ' (b) make known the result of'the Poll Constituency by Constituency but

shall not declare any winner. '

(3) The Local Govemmentlevel Returning Officer shall thereafter deliver complete six copies of Form EC. BE in respect of each of the two State Constituencies to tbe Electoral Officer.

(4) The Electoral Officer after satisfying himself as to the correctness of additions and entries made in Form EC 8E sh,l1-

(a) declare the winner of the election for the two State Constituencies on b,half of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Federation;

(b) complete. sign. stamp and date Part II of Form EC. SE in six copies in respect of each of the two State Constituencies; r

(e) distribute five of the six duly completed Form EC.SE in respect of each of the two State Constituencies as follows-

(i) 2 copies to the Resident Electoral Commissioner who shall forward a copy of tbe same immediately to the Chief Electoral O/licer oftbe Federation;

(ii) 1 copy each to the two candidates or their Polling Agents ; (iii) 1 copy to tbe Police;

(d) the Electoral Officer shall keep one copy of completed Form BC. SE for his records.

28.-{I) Immediately after tbe Legislative House election the Presiding Governorship Officer shall conduct the election into the office of Governor; election.

(2) The Presiding Officer sball after counting of votes-(a) loudly announce the number of votes counted ;

(b) enter the votes scored by each candidate in a Statement of Result Form as in Form EC. SA in Schedule 7 to this Decree.

(c) record tbe number of accredited voters in the polling station in Form EC. S ablve ;

(d) nullify the result ofthe pOlling station where the total number of votes exceed the total number of people accredited to vote at that Polling Station;

" (e) mark the Form 'EC. SA for the Polling station in red ink as follows "result cancelled", I

(2) The Form shall, be signed and stamped by the Presiding Officer and countersigned by the candidates or their agents where available at the Polling Station. ,

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Collation of ejection result

Collection and collation of Votes by the Govem­ment Level Returning Officer.

Collection and collation of Votes by StateLevcl State Level Returning Officer.

(3) A Polling Agent shall be rtquired to sign the Statement of Result Form and especially where he has requested for a recount.

Provided that the fact that a Polling Agent does not sign Form Ee. SA shall not invalidate the result of the poll ..

(4) The Presiding Officer shan give the Polling Agents and Police present copies of completed Form Ee. SA after it has been signed by both the Presiding Officer and the polling Agents.

29.-{.) After the recording of the result of the election, the Presiding Officer shan take the election results and materials to Ward Conation Centres under security escort.

(2) The.: Ward Returning Officers sball-(a) take delivery of an Forms Ee. SA submitted by the Presiding Offi­

cers from the Polling Stations in the Wards ; (b) collate the votes entered in Form Ee. 8.'1. using F~rm Ee. 8B as

specified in Schedule 7 to this Decree without results cancelled according to paragraph 28 (J) and (e) ;

(c) enter the collated votes scored by the two candidat .. in Form Ee. 8B in both words and figures ;

(a) distribute Fiv, copies of completed Form EC. 8B after it has been signed by the Presiding Officer and the Polling Agents as follows­

(i) 1 copy to each of the two candidates or their agents

(ii) 1 copy to the Ele'"toraJ Officer ; (iis) 1 copy to Police ; and (e) submit the original copy to tbe Loco1 Government level Returning

Officer.

30.-{1) The Local Government level Returning Officer shall­(a) collect Form Ee. SB containing collated results from the Wards ; (b) collate the votcs entered in Form Ee. 8B from the Wards using

Form Ee. se ; . (el enter Local Government level collated results in Form EC. 8e and

distribute copies after it h .. been signed by him and the Polling Agents a. follows- .

(i) 1 copy to the Resident Electoral Commis~oner ; . (ii) 1 copy each to the two candidates or tbeir Polling Agents (iii) 1 copy to the Electoral Officer ; (itll 1 copy to the State l""el Returning Officer ; and

. (oj 1 copy to the Police. 13.-{1) The State level Returning Officer shaIl-(a) collect dully completed Form EC. 8C C<lDtaining collated rcsu!!a

from tbe Local Government Council Areas ; (b) collate the votes ente .. din Form EC. 8C from the Local Go.ernment

Council Areas using Form Ee. 80 ; (c) enter State level collated results in Pan 1 of Form EC. 8E in Fiw

copies ; (d) make known the result of the election to the office o£.Oovemor

but sball not declare any winner ; . ..' . . (e) deliver the 5 copies of completed Form EC. SE to the Resident.

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32.-(1) The Resident Electoral Commissioner. having been satisfied as to the correctness of additIOns and entries in Form EC. 8E and after making sure that paragraph 29 (b) above was followed shall-

(a) complet/and sign Part II of Fonn EC. HE-Declaration of Result Form; .

(b) d"Ia'r the winner of the election to the office of Governor on behalf of the Chief, Electoral Officer of the Federation;

(e) distribute duly completed and signed copies of Form EC, 8E as follows-

(i) the original copy to the Chief Electoral Officer of the Federation; (ii) I copy to 'the tWo candidates or their Polling Agents; (iii) I ropy to be held by the Resident Electoral Commissioner; (i<» I copy for the Police.

33, The Chief Electoral Officer of Ihe Federation or any Officer delegated by him shall have the sole responsibility or declaration of election results,

34. The Resident Electoral Commissioner shall, as soon as possible after the conclusion of the elections, issue on hehalf of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Federation Certificate of Return of Election to the winning candidates,

SCHEDULE 6 Section 91'

PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION PETITION

1.-(1) An election petition shall be presented within one month "fter the date on which the election is held.

(2) The tribunal shall hear and determine an election petition in the case of election into the office of Governor of a State within one month from the date of filing tbe petition and in the case of election into the State House of Assembly within two months from the date of filing of the petition.

(3) An Appeal from the decision of a Tribunal to the Court of Appeal shall be heard and determined within One month from the date of filing of the Appeal.

2. In this Scbedule-

Declaration of result by the Residen t Electoral Commis­,ioner.

Declaration of election Result.

CcnifiClue of Return of Election.

Time for presentation and deter­minatinn.

"Attorney-General" means the Attorney-General of the State concerned; Inl«p .... tion "Civil Procedure Rules" means the High Court (Civil Procedure)

Rules or rules of court amending or replacing those Rules ; "Director of Public Prosecutions" means the Director of Public

Prosecutions of the State concerned; uelectionu means the election in respect of the constituency or the

State to which an election petition relates ; "Secretary" means the Secretary in cbarge of the Registry or if he i.

absent, the Senior Clerk present at the Registry; ~.

"Registry" means a Registry of the Governorship and Legislative Houses Tribunal and ; . , "Tribunal". means the CJ"O,,"ernorship and. Legislative House Election

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Sccu rity for C06ta.

Presentation of petition. Fonn EC 9.

Contents of petition.

"Tribunal Notice Board" means a notice board at the Registry and where notice of trial is being or has ~en given, a notice board at the pla~ of trial.

. 3·-{!) At the time of presenting an election petition, th~ petitioner shall gIVe secunty for all costs whIch mal' become payable by him to any witness summoned on his behalf or to any respondent.

(2) The security shall be of such amount not c.xceeding NSOO as the Tribunal may order and shall be given by depositing the amount in the Tribunal.

(3) Where two or more persons join in the petition, a deposit ofthe said amount shall be sufficient.

(4» If no security is j!iven as required by this secti~n there shall be no further proceedings on the peti.ion .

•. -{t) The presentation of an election petition shall be made by the petitioner (or petitioners if more than one) leaving it in person, or by the hand of the solicitor (if any) named at the foot of the petition, with the Secretary, and the Secretary shall (if so required) give a receipt which may ~ in Form EC 9 in Schedule 7 to this Decree.

(2) With the petition there shall also be left a copy thereof for each respondent and seven other copies therraf.

(3) The Secretary shall compare each copy of the petition left in accor­dance with sub-paragl'llph (2) of this paragraph with the original petition and shall certify it as a true copy thereof upon being satisfied by such comparison that it is a true copy thereof.

(4) The petitioner or solicitor shall, at the time of presentinR the peti­tion, pay the fees for the service and publication thereof, and for certifying the copies, and in default of such a payment the petition shall not be received unless the tribunal otherwise orders.

s.-(t) An election petition shall-(a) specify the right of the petitioner to present the petition;

(6) state the holding and result ofth. election; and

(e) briefly state the facts and grounds relied upon to sustain th. prayer of the petition.

(2) Th. petition shall be divided into paragraphs each of which as nearly as rna) be, shall be confined to a distinct portion of the subject, and every paragraph shall be numbered consecutively; and no costs shall be allowed for drawing up or copying any petition substantially in compliance with this provision, unless the tribunal otherwise orders.

(3) The petition shall conclude with a prayer as for instance, that some specified person may be duly returned, or elected or that the election may b. declared voi~, as the case ",ay~, and shall besiyned by the petitioner (or all petitioner. if more than one), or by the solicitor (if any) nan:ed at the foot of lhe petition.

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. FORM EC. 10

STATE GOVERNMENT (BASIC CONSITUTIONAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

DECREE '99'

IN THE: GOVERNORSHIP AND LEGISLATIVE HOUSES TRIBUNAL

PETITION

The election to the State House of Assembly for

the. . Constituency held on the '4th of December, '99'

between

--Petitioners (s)

-_._---and

. ____________________ Respondent(s)

Occu?ier' ___ _

The name of my (or our) advocate i. or I (or we) am (or are) acting for myself (or ourselves.)

SignededL-____ _

__________ --lPetitioner.

SIGNED before me thi. ______ ._day of _____ 19 __ _

S~crelary

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FORM EC. 11

STATE GOVERNMENT (BASIC CONSTITUTIONAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS)

DECREE 1991

IN THE GOVERNORSHIP A.l'ID LEGISLATIVE HOUSES ELECTION TRIBUNAL

NOTICE OF PRESENTATiON OF PETITION

The election to th<--. _____ -lSState House of Asac:mbly

for tht-. ______ Constituency held on the Ifth of December. 1991

between

____________ --1'PetitioneI{s)

and

------_______ Respondent{s)

The petition of ____________ . ___ _

of ________ of _______ .anL __ .. __ . __ • of

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_ .. _ ..... _ ............... _ ..................... or a.c; the case may be) whose names are subscribed TAKE NOTICE that the petition, a duplicate whereof is attached

hereto. has this day been presented in the Registry of the Tribunal named ahove and that you are to enter an appearance to the petition in the said Registry within......._. _________ ...... __ ... __ . __ .... _ ....•.. __ • ___ •

.............................. _ ................ _ ....•. days of the date when this notice was presented thereof, or within •. _ .. _ ... _ ... _ •• _ ...... _ ......... days of the date when this notice was left at your addsess set out below, or as the Tribunal. may direct by order under paragraph 130f Schedule 5 to this Dec:re<:otherwise proceedings upon the petition may be 'continued and determined in default of your appearance, any document relating to such proceedings, and intended for you may be' posted up on 'the Tribunal notice board, which shall be sufficient notice thereof.

. DATED this ___ . ____ day oL __ ....... _ ..... _19_._ ..

Seaetary to_ •. _. _____ _ (Respondent) of

FORM EC. 12

(STATE GOVERNMENT (BASIC CONSTITUTIONAL Al'lD TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) DECREE 1991

IN THE GOVER.''10RSHIP AND LEGISLATI\'E

HOUSES ELECTION TRIBUNAL

NOTICE OF TRIAL

The election to the __ .. _ .... _ .. _ .... _State House of Assembly for the_ .• ____ •. ___ •• __ ........ _COnstitu.ncy held on the 14th of December, 1991

betwe.n

._ .• ___ .. _P.titioner(s)

and

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The petition of .......................................................................................... {P.tition.r} of

.................................................................. (or oC ...... _ ....................................................................... _ ...... _ I : •. ~~',

.... _ ............... oL ............... _ .. ___ ._and. ___ ._ .... _ ...... of_' _'_' ._

__ ............................................... {petitioners} as the case may be) whose names are subscrib.d.

TAKE NOTICE that the above petition will b. heard at ......... _ .......... on

the _ ......... ___ ... day of 19_. __ and on such other subsequent days as may be useful.

DATED this .. _. ____ .. __ .. day

of __ ............ _. __ ._19 __ . Seatlory

The petition of _. • .. _ .... _ .... (Petitioner)

of ____ • __________________ ....... (or

oL.. ........... _ .. _ .. _ .. _ ... ______ . ___ of ______ .ancL _____ _

____ . __ .. _ .. __ ..... __ . __ ._· ... o( _______________ .{Petitioners) or as the ease

may be) whose names are subscribed.

I. Your petitjoner~ _ .. _. ____ is a person who voted or had a right to vote as the case may be) at the above election (or claims to have had a right to be returned or election at the above election) or was a candidate

at the above election; and your petitioncr~._ .. ___ .. _._~_ .. _ ...... _._ ... _state in like manner the right of each petitioners

2. And your petitioner(s) state{s) that the election was held OD the

_. __ ._ .... __ .. _ ... ___ ._ ... __ .... _ .. day 0( __ ______ 19 __ .. when ___ .. __ _

____ ..... _._ ..... __ .... _. __ . ____ ... _{Petitioners)

{and)_ •. _. ___ ._._

(Respondents) were candidates.

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3. And your petitioner{a) atate(a) that:

Where your petitioner{s) pray(s) that it may he determined that the said

______ ... __ . ____ (ancl- (Respondents) was

were) not duly elected (or returned) and that the (or his) election w •• void

or that the said __________ _ (and) __ _

_ -<petitionera) was (were) duly elected

and ought to han been returned, or as the case may be.

(Signed)

_________ I(Petitionera)

Address for service (within five kilometres of a post office within the Judicial Division) of

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FORMEC.13

STATE GOVER.lIIMENT (BASIC CONSTITUTIONAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS)

DECREE 1991

IN THE GOVERNORSHIP AND LEGISLATIVE HOUSES ELECTION TRIBUNAL

NOTICE OF MOTION TO WITHDRAW PETiTiON

The election to th,c.e ________ State House of Assembly

forthe ______ ,COastituency held ou the 14th of December, 1991

between

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. Th e pe ti t ion or ................... :.;.: .............. : ............................................................................................... { or

o f.. .... : .......................•......•.......................... : ........................... .

of ........................ _ ....•....•........ _ ... ; ....••....................... of. ....................... _ ....................................... .

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or as the Case may be' whose names are subscribed.

The petitioner proposes to apply to withdraw his petition on the follow. ing gro:un~s :

(Here state the grounds)

Petitioner (or Solicitor)

BIaSED before me this ____ ••. _._day of _______ ... _19 __ _

Secretary

. NATIONAL ELE<;:'I'ORAL COMMISSION

ELECTION TO THE STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY 1991

CERTIFICATE OF RETURN OF ELECTION UNDER THE STATE GOVERNMENT(BABIC CONSTITUTIONAL AND TRANSITIONAL

PROVISIONS) DECREE '99'

I hereby certify that the member elected for the .• ____ .

constituency of. __ •.••....•..•... ___ .•...•...... _......state in the election held

on 14th December, 1991 i. ___ . __ ..... _._._. __ ••...... __ . __ _

(State the full names of the member)

of... ... _._._ .. _._. _____ . __ •..• ___ .

(St.te the full address of the member)

Dated this.:"'._ . ___ .....•........•. day of ..•• _ .•.. _._ .. _ •... ~-19·-····

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(4) At the foot of the petition there shall be stated an addre.s for service within 5 kilometres of a post office in the Judicial Division, and the name at its occupier, at which address documen tS intended for the petitioner may be left.

(5) If any address for service and its occupier are not started. the petition shall not be filed unless the Tribunal otherwise orders.

(6) At the foot of the petition there shall be added a note signed b) the petitioner giving the name of his .olicitor, if any, or statin~ that he acts for himself, as the case rna) be.

(7) The Fomt set out inForm EC to Schedule 7 to this Decree or one to Form EC 10 ·the like effect, shall be sufficient for the purposes of the petiti,n.

6. Evidence need not be stated in the petition, butthe tribunal ma} order Further such particulars as may be necessary to preven t surprise and unneceSsary pmicular •. expense and to enSure a lair and effectual trial in the same way as in civ;, action in the High Court, and upon such terms as to costs and otherwise as may be ordered.

7. For the purpose of service of the petition on the respondent, the petitioner shall furnish the Secretary with the address of the resDondent's abode or the address of a place where personal service. can be effected on the respondent.

8.-{1) Upon the presentation of an election petition and pa}ment olthe requisite fees, the Secretat) shall forthwith-

(a) cause notice in FOfl!l EC t t in Schedule 7 to this Decree, to the presentation of the petition, and a certified copy 01 the petition, to be served on the respondent;

(h) post up on the Tribunal notice board a certified copy of the petition ; (e) send a certified copy by registered post or messenger to Lhe pc""'r or

authority to whom it is required by law that the deternUnation of tte petition shall be certilied ; and

(d) where the Trihuoalso directs, cause a certifietl copy to be publisbed in Gazelle of the State concerned.

(2) In the notice of presentation of tbe petiti~D, the ~ecretaryshal1 state time, not peing Jess than five days or more than fifteen da)'E after t/-e date of service of the notice, within whicb the respondent is to eDter an appea.ance.

(J) In fixing such tioncthe SecretaryshalIhaveregard tothe necessity for securing a .peedy trial uI the petition, and to the distance from the Secre­tary of the address furnished under paragraph 5 of this Schedule.

9'-{I) Subjectto sub-paragraph. (a) and (J) oHm. paragrpab, service OD the rtspondent of the documents mentioned in sUD-l'aragraph (I) a8) of par.graph 8 of this SChedule. and of any other documents requi"d to be ftrved onhi'll before entering an appearance, shall be personal.

(2) Whel< the petitionerha.fUlnished under pasagraph 70fthisScheduJe the .ddressof a place whtre persOnal service can he eIf,cted on the rrspondent, and tht respondent can not be found at that pJacf, the Tribun.J OD being .. tislied, upon an applic:tion supported by an affidavit showin!!wha! has been dODe', that all reasonable eff:>rtf have been made to tff't.C'f: penona] senjce,

Addreu of Service.

Action by Secretary.

Service on rhe Respon­dent.

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~y older that selvi~ of any doeu'llent mention,d in sub-I"agn,h (I) of this p1C~gr:toh be dft.ctcd in any ways mentioned in th( relevant orO\is.ions of the Civil Proct~ure Rules 01 Civil roeedUl e Cod, for P<tfecting subsituted sc;viCt' in a civil case. and such !'ervict. shall be deemed to be equivalt:nt to persc:nal 5:ervlce.

(3) The proceeding under the petition shall not be vitiated notwith­standing the ract that the respondent may not have been served personaUy.

Entry of 10. -(1) Where the respondent intends to oppose the petition he shall .ppe .... ne<. within such time after being served or deemed to have been served with the

petition or, where an order has been made under sub-paragraph 9 of this ::khedule within such other time (if any) as may be stated in that order enter an app~rance by filing in the Registry a memorandum of appearance ~tating that he intended to oppose the petition and giving the name and address 0 f his solicitor, if any, or stating that he acts for himself, as the case may be, and in either ~ving an addre .. for service within five kilometre. of a P03t office in the Judicial Division and the name of its occupier, at which docwnen ts intended for the respondent may be left.

Default of appearance.

Notice of appt'8 ranCe.

FilinJl of Teply.

Notice or reply.

,(2) If an address for service and its occupier are not stated, the memo­randum shall not be filed unle .. the Tribunal otherwise orders.

(3) The memorandum of apperance shall be signed by the respondent but may be filed by his solicitor, if any.

(4) At the time of the filing of the memorandum of appearance tbe respon dent or his solicitor shall leave a duplicate thereof for each other party to tbe petition and tbree other duplicates thereof and pay tbe fees for service, and in default of such duplicate being and'such fees being "aid at that time the memorandum shall not he filed unless the tribunal otherwise orders.

11. If the respondent does not enter an appearance as aforesaid, any document intended for the respondent may be posted upon the Tribunal noti~ board and such posting shall be sufficient notice thereof.

12. The Secretary shall cause a duplicate of memorandum of appear.ncd to be served upon or notice thereof to be given to other parties to the petition.

13.-{1) The respondent shall within six days of entering an appearance file in the Registry his reply specifying therein which of the facts and grounds alleged in the petition he admits Or denies and setting out any defects and grounds on which he relies in opposition.

(2) Where the respondent in the petition. complaining of an under ret~rn and claiming tbe seat or office for some person mtends to prove that the electIon of such person was undue, the respondent in his reply shall state that intention and set out the facts and grounds on which be relies in support thereoL

(3) The reply may be signed by the respondent's solicitor, if any.

(4) At the time of filing the reply the respon~~nt or his solicitor shall leave a duplicate thereof for each party ~ the p.<utlon and the tbree ?the r dU'plicate thereof and pay the fees for service, and 10 default of such dup!lcate betng paid at that time, the reply shall not be filed unless the Tnbunal otherwise orders.

14. The S.cretary shall cause a duplicate of the reply to be served on each o,f !h~ pa~ to, the petition.

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15.-(1) In relation to an election petition. the provisions of the relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Rules or the Civil PrOC<'dure Code relating to amendment of pleadings shall apply as if the words "any proceedings in those pro\'isions there Were submitted the words "the petition or the rlply' in any" :

Provided that-(a) after the expiry of the time limited by paragraph 2 of this Schedule for

presenting the petition, no amendment shall be made introducing any fresh prayer to the petition, or effecting any alteration of substance in the ~rayer, or (having anything which may be done under the provisions of su b­paragraph (2) of this paragraph) effecting any substantial alteration in or addition to the statement of facts and grounds relied upon to sustain the prayer; and

(b) after the e.:.picy of the time limited by paragraph 13 of this Schedule for filing the reply, no amendment shall be made thereto alleging that the election of the pernon, if any, for whom the seat or office is claimed in the petition was undue, or (saving anything which may be done under the provisions of sub-paragraph (2) of this paugraph) effecting any substantial alteration in or addition to the admissions or the denial contained or the facts and grounds set out in the reply.

(2) The Tribunal in the trial and determination of the petition shall not be obliged to confine its inquiry or findings to the issue raised by the petition and the reply, if any, and may, with or without ordering or·allowing-

(a) the amendment of any state.ment ofthe facts and grounds relied upon in support of the petition or the amendment of any admission or denial contained; or

(b) the f.:ct. or grounds set out in the reply (but subject always and having due regard to the time limited by paragraph I of this SChedule fo r presenting an election petition), inquire into any other issue otherwise raisedor apparent or any matter otherwise appearing, as the Tribunal mar deem necessary for the purpose of tbe full and proper determination of the petition.

16. -(I) When a petitioner claims the seat or office for an unsuccessful candidate, alleging that he had a majority of lawful votes, any party com­plaining of and any party defending the election or return Shall, within six days after the filing of the rq,ly, or where no appearance is entered, not less than six days before the day fixed for trial, file in the Registry a list of the vote intended to be objected to by him and of the beads of Objection to eacb such vote.

(2) No evidence shall be given against tbe validity of any \'ote or upon any head of objection not specified in the liat filed pursuant to sub-paragraph (I) of this paragraph except by leave of the tribunal upon such tenos as to amendment of the list postponement of the trial and p1yment of costs as may be ordered.

(3) The party delivering the list shall· at the same time deliver a duplicate for each other party to the petition and three other duplicates and fay the appropriate fees for services, and in default of such de\i\'ery and payment the list shall not be filed unless the tribunal otherwise orders.

(4) The Secretary shall cause a duplicate of the list to be served on /:'Iery other party fortwith. . .

Amendment of petition.

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L~.t of objection to elections.

FUlther particulan or direction.

Open court.

Time and place of hearing.

17-(1) When the respondent in a petition complaining of an undue return and claiming the seat of office for some person intends to give evidence to prove that the election of such person was undue, the respondent shal1, wthin six days after the filing of the reply, file in the registry a list of the objection to the election upon which he intends to reply, and no evidence shal1 be given by a respondent of any objection to the election not specified In the list, except leave of the tribunal upon such terms as to amendment of the list, postponement of the trial and payment of costs as may be ordered.

(2) Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) of paragraph 16 Of this Schedule shal1 apply to the list mentioned in sub-paragraph (I) of this paragraph. .

18'-(1) if any party to the p.tition wishes to have further particular. or other directions of the tribunal, he may, at any time after the entry of appearance, but not later than ten days after the filing of the reply, apply to the Tribunal specifying in his notice of motion the direction for which he prays, and the motion shaH, unless the Tribunalotherwise orders, be set dOwn for hearing on the first available day. .

(2) The party so applying shaH give notice of his motion to the other parties, and where he rdies on ... y facts which are not apparent on the face of the documents already filed he shall support his motion by affidavit.

(3) If a party does not so apply, he shaH be taken to require no further particulars or other directions and such party shall be debarred from so applying after the lapse of the period laid down in sub .paragraph (1) for this paragraph except with the leave of the Tribunal, which may be sought by motion supported by affidavit after notice to the other parties, and whiCh may be given in a proper Case of such terms as to costs and otherwise ... may seem fit.

19. Every election petition shall be tried in open court.

2O'-(1) SUbject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (2) of this parsgraph the time and place of the trial of an election petition shaH be fixed by the Tribunal and notice of the time and place of the trial (which may be in Form EC 12 in Schedule 7 to this Decree) shal1 be given by the Secretary at least fourteen days before the days fixed for the tria\.-

(a) by posting, or causing to be posted, such notice o'n the Tribunal notice board;

(b) by sending a c:opy of such notice by registered post or messenger to the petitioner's address for service;

(e) by sending likewise a similar copy to the respondent's address for service, if any;

(d) by sending likewise a similar c:opy to the R<:sident Electoral Commissioner or Electoral Officer; .

(2) If the election was held in a place ordinarily visited for sittings of a High Court Judge in this pa~ph referred to as a "place of sessio~") then the place of trial of the petition shall be the place where the electIon was held.

(3) If the election was not held in a place of sessions, then the place of trial shaH be a place of sessions within the State. ."

(4) If there is in the Local Government Area no place of sessions, then the place of trial shall be the place of sessions outside the Local Government Area nearest to, or most accessible from, the place where the election was beld •

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21. The Resident Eleetoral Commissioner or the Electoral Officer shall pub:ish the notice of trial by ca~sing the cop~ to. be affixed to the place which Wao appointed for the delivery o~ nomlnatton papers o~: the making of nominations orally prior to the eiectlon or to. some. COnsPIC?US

place within the constituency but failure to do so or any m.scarnago relating to such copy shaIl not affect the proceedings in any manne'r whatso,eire~.

22. The posting'of the noti.:e of trial on the Tribunal boards shall be deemed and taken to be good notice, and s'Jch notice o:,all not be vitiated by any miscarriage of or;relating to the copy or copies of the notice sent pursu-ant to paragraph 20 of this Schedule. :

23'-{1) The Tribunal rosy, from time to time, by order made-on tbe motion of a party supPorted by affidavit' after notice to the other parties, lir by notice in suck form as the Tribunal may direct' postpone the beginning of the trial to such day as the Tribunal may name. '

(2) A copy of any such order or notice sball be sent by the Secretary by registered 'poot or messenger to the Resident Electoral Commissioner or Electoral Officers, who shall publish lhe same in the manner 'provided in paragraph :u of this Schedule for publishing the'notice cif trial; but 'failute on the part of the Resident Electoral Commissioner or Electoral Officer to publis/:>. the cOpy shall not affec:Uhe proceedings in any riwJner WhatSoever.

(3) The Secretary shaIl post or cause to he po~t';a oil the"Tn'illuial ootice board a:copy'of any such order or noti,e. ." , . "<':

, (4) In;';'y caSe o{'~otice ~f posipc;nement directed hy U."Tribu;;;'{~f its own motion, a copy thereof shall be sent br the Secretary 6y ,regist~red post or'messengerto the address for serviceCivenhythe petitione, and to the. address for service, if any, given by the respondent. . ,

. (5) The p~vi8ions ~f paragraph 22 of this Schedule shail apply' to the notice of trial· . " .

(6) The 'i.etitioner,or petitioners shall also.,lile the P,mdavits recjuired, under' paragraph 30 "fthis Schedule and leave duplicate. thereof for each respondent and two duplicates for 'the Attorney-General, and they ;,hal1' at the same tinie pay the requisite fees for service and for the making of a copy of the proceedings for the use of Attorney-General. '

30.~i) n¥~;~I~ye forwith.dciwaJ ~f.m~i~ction petitionia ~ there shall' ,be produced affidavits. by all parties to the petition 1Ind their 8QIicitora :and, by ,th~ elec~on agenta (ii. any) of aU the said parties "who were candidateut the electIOn, bUt the Tnbunal may on cause ahowu dillpenae with the affidavits of any particular person, if it seems to the Tribunal on special grounds to be just so to do. .' . '

(2) Each affidavit ,shall state that, to ihe best of the despondent'. knowledge and. belief no agTeemen~ of t,erms of "!lY kind wh'atso • ...,r has or IIan been made, and no undertaking has been entered into in relation to the withdrawal of the petition but if any lawful agreement h';' b!en made with respect to the withdrawal of the petition, the affid:ivit shall set forth that agreement and shall make the foregoing statement subject to what appears from the . affidavit. , .

(3) The affidavits of the applicant and his solicitor. if any, .hall further state Ihe groUnd on which the petition is sought'to be withdrawn. ' "

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. (4) Where 010", than one solicitor i. concermd for the pdIrionllr ilr respond""t, wh.-ther as agent for another solicitor or otbetwi&e, the affid.vit shan be made by all auch solicitors.

31.- I) The time for hearing the motion for leave to witltdnw the petition shall be fixed by the trihunal due regard being had to the het<! for giving the Director of Public Prosecutions an opportunity to be heard. . (i) The Secretary shall give notice of the day fixed for the he.riiig of lhe motion to the Attorney-General and the respondent. and post at cause to be posted a notice stating the time fixed for the hearing.

(3) When the notice of motion is fixed, the Secretary shall with the least pOS8ible delay aluse • copy of the proceedings to bepreparea and sent by a

.meMl:tlgea-br registered post a certified ropy. tltereOf to me Direcror bf PUlolic :PW~tiOR. not Its!, than foulfettl d.,.. be\'orti tile day allf!i1irrted tot file hearing. '.

, 3,..:-:-(1) On the hearin& of the application the tribunal may h ...... the "Attorne.y-Cenenl or his represtntative in op1 "l'ition io the withdrawf\l of the petition and may receive the evidence Qn oath 'of any pers6n Or periotla ",hose evid~nce the Attorney-General or hi. repreoel\tative mily consider material •

. ~) .If the peliti"" is withdnwn;~peritioner IIh<iJI be Iisble eo fJlIY'Ihe cost of .the respondent. . . ::33~"":"!{f) tf a sOle Jeti~io,;er. or%e ~urvivorof sev,;ral.peti~n .. dlea then, subject to the succeeding proVIsions of this pangnph, there shan be

" o.i fmtlie"t pr<>tedinga on the lJ«Itiott. . . I · . (2J·1'he d6ath of a p~ltioner .halIMt alreet hi"91ikilrntj rdr the 'payIiierit 'of CI'lSts pm;tJ\Joly incnrred. . : ..' .' '.

(3) Where notice, with a dopllcate for each oiher party supported 'by the .U'ljdaVit of tWo witi1esa ~rifying to the death of a solt ~iho'et d" of the survivor of several petitioners, is given to the Secretary, be !IIr.rI1 Ml1IIt the same to tbe Tribunal, and if the Tribunal so directs, .the Secretary shall

· g1\'e "/rot'iee thereof to the otber parties alld .pMt or fa\l~t 10 b. pbsted ri6tlce theredfan the Tribunal notiCe ho:nd arid ¢lfuse ilbttCe ·tl!efedf To b. pub~hed in the Gazd~ <If!l!t State cObcttnM; tit til both, !ii such 'tilJii\ as the Tribtrlr.ll nlly ditcict. . . .

34.-(1) If before the trial of a petition, a respo,!dent (otber than th~ '('nmmi";oner, Electoral Oftic:er, PrceidiniOf!icer) may giYe noti~e to lbe Tri­Dnnal aignedby him' Or h.. 9Olicioor lIefore cIfe S·ee~iY. 'lid i!I\ldI gwe ·nOIico 1bererof to lbe otlit< portiee • tilt I><1Irii>ll or dtllsing 10 bI! p<B!ed 't'n~ by the reoporident .haH not of k*1£ ciaAe 111m to lIl! arei!>Oh~ ..

(2) 'm reSpondent shall filt til .. IIOtlee-ivjih a duplicate Tot eaeli ofher ~~~~.~~~b~· . · (3) Ai-espondent who 'hasgivOJ\ riotlde of ·l1i.intentUln n6t Ii, 'oppose the petition shall oot appear aract as • jI&tty agaiMtth'e petltioA 1Il.:t1lj .proceedings upon It, but the giving of·suet. n()(;ce sholl not of inelf ea'1fte hiIII to'cease to be respondent. .. . .

35.-(1) After receiving notice of the petitioner's intention to apply for leave to withdraw the petition at of the death of th"e sote pe!i!ionn Or th .. survivor of ~,:eral .petitioner'~ o~ of t~e responden!:S irtreri!i0n 'l1~t to oj'PO" the pet.llon, if such nollce IS recc:rved after notICe of trul! ·h .. "been gwen and before the trial has begun, the Secrel1rry shall forthwith COlIIlter­mind the notice of trial. i

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(2) The Countermand shall be given in the &ame ma!lller, as near as may be, as the notice of trial.

36. Where the respondent has not entered an appearance, or h8$ not filed hi. reply, within the prescribed time or within such time as the Tribunal may have allowed, or has given notice that he does not intend tooppose the petition, then if-

(a) there remai,ns no more than one other candidate" the election who waa not returned. ; or . (6) the petition contains no prayer for a determination that the election

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(e) there are no facts or groundS stated in the petition or in the reply, if an, Qr stated in any fl!rther particulars filed in the 'proceed ings or ' otherwise appearing upon proof of which' it ought to be deterrilined that the eleCtIOn was void ; or " .

(d) where the petition is one complaining of ail undue return and clilimiilg the seat or office for the candidate who was not returned, cite respoRaq,t has not filed a list of objections under the provision of paragraph .11. ai' this Schedule, the.Tribunal may, if,it thinksfil, ~e.th~ p~gs upon the petition without hearing evid,en,ce or further .evi~ 'Jlll #l ~ . Qth~ case 'thel'rocetdings sball beoeontinuedJlDdJleterdom UP()R ",cq. evidence Or otherwise as the TribUll2! may ,deem necessary. fllr 1.\lt full, and proper &termination of the petition.' , ..

Discretion of Tribunal if no reply.

37-(1) The fee payable on the presentation of an election ~iti4,l:. F_. shall be Nl00.

(2) A hearing fee shaU be payable for the trW at ·the rate. of HSO,Per day of trW but not exceeding N500 in all ; hut"the Tn'bunal may direct a loWer fee to be charged f~ any dSy of the trial. ,

(~i !lor the purposes of this paragraph, the petitioner'shalrtnakc a deposit of N500 at the time of presenting his petition. '.

. (4)Slibje\:t to the above provisions, the fees P.'}'iIble in Co,nncction with any election petition shall be at the'rates . prescnbed for civil' proceedings . in the High Court. .

.. (5) No fees shall be payable by the Anorn"X.Genera1 or by a ~espondent wbo was the ReOiilcnt Electonl ComrnissiOllU, ElectOllil Ofli.ocr at PreN4ing Officer at the e1~jon. :: ,.; ",

,. ~)No fees shall.be payabie' ~or the summoillnji cf~nesses ~ed by the Tn'bunal on .Is own motIOn. ..., . , . '.'

. (1) Any charge;o payable for the .... moc.9{ .,w.f>omilI on say "!Ich wrtneas .. may be ,paid by the Secretary In tbe lMU!Ie W1oY', as ~ ~tatc. ~'s . expcn ....

38.-(1) All costs $rges and expenses of and incidental to' the Allocaton of prc;sentatlon of an election petition and to the proceedings consequent there. Cos,. on, With the exception of sncll as arc otherwise provided for, shall be 'de-frayed by the parties to the petition in such manner and in such propor. tions,as the Tribullal may dekrmine, regard being had-.' ..

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Retumol aecurity.

Payments of COIba out of security.

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(b) to th, di,:,.ra:;e.n,nt of lny n,dt.lJ .e<?".>1 by thra'Hing the burden of d.fraying the sa:n, on the P1rti.,. by w:nn it' has been caused, whethers:Jch parties are ornot on thewholesuccesful. .

(2) "''here the Tribunal declared an election to be void, the Tribunal may if satisfied that the invalidity of the election w~ due either wholly or in part to the culpabled fault of anyoffi""r r.,.pons,ble for the conduct of the election in the performance of his duties imposed by this Decree, order that the whole or any part of the costs awarded to the sucessful petitioner be paid such ollicer,' . . .... ,. .'.

:. 39. MoneY'deposited as security 'shall when no !<inger needed as security for costs, charges or expenses, be returned to the' person in whose name it is deposited or to any p::rs?n entitled to recicyc the same by order of the Tribunal, which may be made upon motion after notice,and proof thaI all just claims have been satisfied or otherwise sufficienty provided for as the Tribunal may require,

40.-{ I). Th~ Tribumil ~y, on application made by a ·pe"",n to whom any costs, charge. or expenses are payable, order the same to be paid out of any deposit made' to seCure the' same after notiCe to the party by.o;.'o.n whose· behalf the deposit was 'maderequiring him to file a.' st*men.t wi.thin a special time whether he resists ·tbe application IUId tb~:grounds.of..his oppositi".. .. . .. : !' :' "

(z) In the event of any dispute arising on any suCii appli""ti9n, the. Tribunal shan afford every person affected thereby an opportunity of beirigli~d and make such orllet thereon as may.seemfit ..

. . (3)' A persOn shall be deemed to have afforded ·such. opj>oitunity'if notice of the time appointed for the inquiry into' tbe dispute waS given no . him tbough such person may not have been present ~t the making of the inquiry. ."

. . (4) Any notice to be given to a person under this paragraph may be given by the Secretary handing him the notice or sending it to him by registered letter. . . . .

(a). at tbe address for service, in the case of a party; (b) iff the case of the applicant fot payment at the address giv .. iin.lIis .­

application; . . "._ .. , .. provi,ded that these provision, sball not preclude the giving of notice in' any manner in which notice may" be given or whieh may be authorised by the Tribunal. . "

':.' (s) Execution may be levied under any order ~r payment roade by tlie-Tribimal Uilder this paragraph in the same manner !'Jld to tbe . same . extent as execution may be levied under a judgment for the payment for money •.

.: . 4~'-:-{') pn thetda! ofan electioi'> petition, the Tribunal may summon :wy':p~rso!.\; ... a witness wh~ appears to the Tribunal to have been concerned· In the ~le.ct!OII.' .. :. ... :_.. .. .'.:.: .. ;

(z) The TribUnal !lIOy' examine. any .. witit .... so.:B"m:riIltn~. o~ any. person in the Tribunal although such witness or person is not called and examined by any party to the petition, and thereafter may be cross­examined I>Y oron behalf ofthe petitioner and the r .. pondent.

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(3) The expens .. of any witness caned bi th< Tribunal of its own motion ,shan unless the Tribunal oth.",;.e ordera. be deemed to be, co,st of rhe petition and .uch expensed may. if the Tribunal so direct. be ,paId ':' Firs t jnstanc~ by the secretary in the S:1me way. as a State ?illness s expenses and recovered in such manner .. the Tnbunal may direct, .

(4) Where tbe Tribunal under this paragraph summons any perton as a witness. the provisions of the relevant Civil Procedur~ Rules or of the Civil Procedure Cede relating to the expenses of per>Ons ordered to at~nd a hearing shall apply as if they were part of this paragraph, .

(5) In making 'and carrying into effect any order for the production and inspection 'of documents used in the election 'and relating to the woy which the votes of particular persons wree given. and in the exam, nation' of any witness who produces any such documents, the Tribunal ,han en~iire that the way in which the \'or< of any particular person has been gIven shall be disclosed untill it has been proved that rhe vote waS given lnd. tll.e vote bas been declared by the Tribunal to be invalid, ...... ,

42. -(I) A person called as witness in any procecdings in the Tribunal. under tbis Decree .hall not be excused From answering any que,"o!n relating to any offence at or connected wirh such.' eleniln on he grounds

a maythat lbe mswer l~eretolincriminate or 'tend to incrimlriate himSelf;'or on the grounds of privirge. , . ,',

. c'2)'A 'witness who answers truly ali questions whicb b~ is requirtcl by the Tribunal to answer shall be entitled to receive a 'certifiCate of indemnity under·tbe hand of the Chairman of the Tribunal,stating. tbat sutb witness b'!8 90 answ~., ':"" .. , . ':._.

«3 An answer by a person to a questiln hefore thcTIbrurial,.han n~t. ~ept in the cast: f~ .any crimin~1 p:oceec:li~g fo~,pe?uty, i!, .~pect of "?cb evldencel be admissle ID any proceedmgs Clyil or crulUnal m eYtdence.agoIDSr bim.',.'

.(4). When a person has receive a <:crtificate of identity in relation to an dc:ction and Iny legal pro""edings are at any time brought against him. for an offence against the provisions of this Decree committed by him previously to .the date oftl)e certificate at or in relation ro the said de tion, the Tril>u­nal having cogriisance of the case ,hall on proof of the certificate, "ay the proceedings and may. at its discretion. award to the said person s .. eIi costs

'as he nilry, hne been put to in rhe proceedings,

,.. .. .43.· On . the !J'lIiai of a petition complainiili:. of an undue return and . claiming ~ seat for lOme person; the respondent may. subjedct to ibe prem­.aio~'of pa~apb.13. (2) and 1'1' of this ~cbedule give evidence to prove that the ek'Ctlon of auch p"raon was undue m the same manner as if ht had pmentcd a petition complaining of such election.

.. !W-'--:(I) 'Th,e Tribunal shali ha\'e pOwers. subject to. the. !,!ovisiona .. Qf SectlOD 7J'of thIS' Deer •• and paragraph s 2 and IS of this Schedule tOI'!l-

.Iarge Or bridge the times appointed by this Decr ... or the rules of Court ,:,,~ntioned i.D paragraph 51 o! this Schedule ~r fi.~ed by any order enlarging ttm~. f".r domg any act or taklDl( any proceedIng upon such terms (if any )as the JUSl1ce of the case may reqUIre.

(2) Any such enlargement may be ordered a Irhough the application for -he same is not made unril aller tbe upira 'j . of tht time appo' int-A or

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(3) When the time for delivering any pleading or document or filing any affidavit, answer or docwlJcnts or doing any act is or has been fixed or lirrdted by any of the sections, paragraphs or rules afore .. id or by any direction Or order of the Tribunal, the costs of any application to extend such time and of any order made thereon .hall be borne by the party making such application unless the Tribunal shall otherwise order.

(4) Every application for enlargement or abridgement of time shall be snpported by affidavit. (5) An application for abridgement of time may be made ex f>t1ru, but the Tribunal may require notice thereof to be given to the other party.

(6) An application for enlargement ohime shall be made by motion after notice to the other party but the Tribunal may, for good cause shoWn- by affidavit or otherwise, dispense with such notice.

- (7) _A copy of any order made fo.enlargementor abridgcmeni- of lime shall be - filed 6r delivered together with-any document filed or delivered-by yirtue of the order.

4S'--{I) Where any summons, notice or document other than 4 notice or document mentioned in paragraph 8 (I) of this Schedule is required to be served On any person for purpose connected with an election petition,_the same may be served either by delivering it to such person or by leaving it at his last knownflace of abode in the State with any person there found who is a resident thereo and appears to be eighteen years"f age Or more. __ - - -:- _

(2) After a party has been given an addi-esS for serVice; it -shall be sufficient if, in lieu of servin!! him personally with any docunient intended --{or hin".uch document is served-

{a) on the person appearing on the paper last filed on his behall.t his "solicitor wherever such person may be found or, if BUch person is I:t'? found at his office or on the clerk there apparently in charge; or

(h) -on the per'son named as occupier if his address for sem.;e- wherever sueli person may be found or, if such person is_ not found at such address

on-(i) the person there found apparently in charge, if such address is a

place of business; or (i.) any person other than domestic servant there found who is a

resident thereof and appears to be eighteen years of age or more. (3) A party -may change his addresa for-service by ghIlng notice of bls n.,.

address for service and its occupier to the Sectetary and to each other party ; but until such notice is received by the Secretary, his old address for servce ahall continue to be his address for service.

(4) Where service on one of the foregoing modes has proved impracti. cable, the Trihunal, on being satisfied , upon an application supported by an affidavit showing what has been done, that all reasonable effort_ has been "..ade to effect service. may order that service be effected in any of the ways mentioned in the provision. of the Civil Procedure Rules or Civil Procedure Code relating to substituted service which service shall be sufficient, or may dispense with service or notice .. the T,ibunal may think 61.

,-Number of 46. Two or more candidates may be made respondents to the same respondcnta. petitlon and their case may for the sake of convenience be tried at the aame

time, but for all purposes including the taking ofsecurity such petition rhaII be deemed to be a separate petition against each respondent.

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47. Where more petitions than one are pruented ill reaction to the same election or return all such petitions shall be c?nsidered and be dealt with as one petition unless the Tribunal shall olhetwlSe dl=t. .

48.-( I) Where an election petitIOn complains of th.e. conduct of Resident Electoral CommissiOll~r, Electoral Oflil'Cr, rreanling Officer or Returning Officer shall for all purposes be deemed to be a respondent but an Electoral Officer, Presiding Officer on Returning Officer shall not be at liberty to give notice that he does not intend to oppose the petition except with the written consent of the Attorney-General of the State concerned and if such consent is withheld the State Government shall indemnify the Electoral Officer, Presiding Officer or Returning Officer against any award of costs made against him by the Tribunal upon the hearing of such petition. .

(2) Where a Resident Electoral Commissioner, Electoral Officer, ~ Presiding Officer or Returning Officer is, or is deemed to be a respondent to a ' petition the Attorney-General of the State concerned (acting in person otthrough any member of his staff 9'< any legal practitioner nominated' by him) shall have the rights to represent the Resident Electoral Commission, Electoral Officer, Presiding Officer or Returning Officer.

49. In the absence of express provision for the furnishing of copies of duplicates of documents filed or used in connection with any ItoptaJlea.iII u..,: pr~, IDe party tw, J\l1'II ~t('pIl ~11I1lI1"I.1 tA@ S~~W)' Pt/le"';';se dircw,lcavf witb the ~wY i 41j'1ica~ Qf m'l}' ,u~ IlC!CIIPIrAt,~ ~~ ; other party and three other duplicates. . '. '... ' ,., •.

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. 511 • .,..,,(1) NPIl-g)"lPIi"'1ce:: wnh ~y 'Ii l~ prqvisi!!llS qft/l~ §1lh~uIF or with any rule of practice for the time in force:: .~ not ren<fu'fIlY I'i~~ ,: void unless the Tribunal shall so direct but such proceedings may be sei asiae . either wholly or in part as irregular or amended or ot"eIWise cIe:!h with in such manner and upon such terms as the Tribunal shall thin\: fit to ohaure: substantial justice.

(2) No application to set aside any proceedings for irregularity shall be allowed unless made within rcasall,I>I. time, or if the~ '~pplying-.has taken any fresh step after knowledge of the irregularity. '

(3) Where an application is made to set aside proceedings for irregularity. the several objections intended to be insisted upon shall be stated in the notice of motion.

. (4) No objection shall be made that a certified copy haa been used lOStead of a duplicate or a duplicate instead of a certified copy.

(5) An election petition shall not be defeated by any objection merely a. 10 any defect in the Form' ._

51.-(1) Subject, to tbe ~press provisions of tIPs D!;CI"CC, the practice an~ r.rocedure of the -Tribunal in rd,tiQn to an deepon petiticHi shal! ~ assmulated as nearly aa may be to the 'practice and procedure; . .,{-$e High' Court in the exercise of its civil jurisdiction and the Civil Proetdure Rules ' or Civil Procedure Code shall apply . with ~ I!l:l!!jfj\>lti~, '!$ PlIy, be necessary to render them conveniently applicable asif the petition er and the respondent were rcspecti"e1y the plaintiif and the defendant in a civil action.

(2) Subject to the provisions of t~. D""'e~, ~ny Wp~ to the Court of Appeal shall be determined in accordance with the practie.: and procedure rel~ting to appeals incivil cases in that Court .

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NATIONAL ELECfORAL COMMISSION FORM FOR NO:vtINATION OF GOVERNOR

The Resident Electoral Commissioner,

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herd>y:siate th~t;' . ' (OcCtlpaticm ) '"

, ,'i: I am the candidate t~ whom this nomination paper relates and thit :: I am Willing to stand for election to the ofU,;,,' of. Govemorfor ti.e above State:'"

2. ,I am a Nigeriancitizen of not less tlrati 30 y';'rs()£ age: ",; '" 3,' "'I'have'paid mv income in,,,, and "vhen dut'for the three'yeara

unmtdiatelft/ie'date or"the election: , ' ., .. ". ".:' " • ',' " ." '.- :.". '.' • . ", J ';" .• ': • . .' •. ,', •

. :: !J:.', My ilame appears on the official ,list of:vPtCll for the ward in whiclr. I, ·reside namely: .

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, '"6: r:uD'not'dr~:by the. provisions of Participation in, Politic,; and, Elections (proviSi(>na) Act, as amended or any other laws for the time bemg . in fo~ <II: Nigeria., .

, 7.. My NEC c1';',:,na, certificate No. i. ' __ -'-__ _ . . .'

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, or, my pending application No. is .------~------.---

date_' _. ___ -.:_, _____ -...:...,.:--..-~,...;-.-:.,

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8. I herebyWisli to nominate ____ . ______ ... _ .... __ ..:. ... _

as the Deputy Governor for the purpose of contesting the _,aid eleCtion as my running mate. .

9. The above nominee for the post of Deputy Governor is noe aii";'ted by the provisions of Participation in Politics and Elections ProvisionsAct, as amended or any other laws for the time' being in fo"". in Nigeria, .

10. His/Her NEe clearance certificate No. i81 ___ . ________ _

dated _____ . _______ .. ___ .. .L ___ -:. ____ _

or, the No. of Hisfller pending application i"-____ · __ _

dated......_. ___ . _____ .. _

11. In the event of a contested election, my political aJIiljation and

preference of symbol is ___________ .

··\~:·T"·rr.o .. /~ ..•... !!I ,,'

Signtd_~~_ Candidat. for Cor,UMl'

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. . Cllnliidatr fot;{)dpt4y GorftrMl' 12. We, being registered as electors in the above state, do nominate the

above candidate. ,', Name ____ .. __ . ___ ._ .. __ .. __ .. ___ __ ... __ _

·····1 .... , - --.-Address _._ ... ___ ._ .. __ ...... __ .. __ .... :..:... _______ _

.. ' ... "/ Party Affiliation (if any) .... _ .. _ .. ___ .... _ ... _______ :~. __ . _

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Voter Registration Particulars: b· ..

Number __ •

Local Govemment.._ .. ____ . _________ .

Ward_. _. __ . __ .. ___ .... ____ . ___ _

Registration U nil.. ........ __ .. __ ............ __ ...... __ .. _ .... __ .. _ ..

Date ____________ .. __ ....... __ . ___________ ~~_. ___ :.~·· : Z

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. . \ " I'rr Party Alliliation (if any) ............................. _ ............................ _ ........ _ ..... _,, ___ _ I,

Occup.tiolL_ .. _. __ .... ___ .. _ •. ____ ._.: ... _ .•. _ ............ _. __ . __ _

Vot.r Regiotratioo Particulan :

N umber_.:.. ...... _____ ........ _ .... _ .. __ ... _ .. ___ .. _ .... __

Local Govemm.nt.._ ... __ ......... _ .......... _ .............. _._ .......... ___ ._ .. _._._ '_'

Ward __ ._ ... __ .. ____ . ___ ._ ... _ .............. _ ........... ___ ..... ..:... ____ ._

Registration Unit ... _ ... _ .................. _ ............ _ ........... __ .•. _._~ .. : ........ _ ...... .

Date_. _______ .. _ .... _ .. __ .. _ ..... _._ ..... _ .. ___ ._ .. _ .. _ ... _._ .. _

S,ignature of Soamd Nomituztor

NaJDt.._..:: _____ • ______ • ___ ·_ .. ___ · ___ · __

Address __ • __ _

Pmy A/IiIiation (if any) __ ....... ___ ... __ ... : __

Occup.tion._ ... _ .... __ _

Voter Registration Particulars;

Number_._ ..... __ . ___ ._ .. ______ .• _. _____ ~_

Local Gov.mmenL. __ .. ___ ._ ....... _ ....... __ . ____ ..

War'L.._ .. ___ .......... ______ . __ .. __ . _____ --: ____ ..

Registration UniL __ ..... _ .... M •• __ • ___ ..... __ •••• _._ ..... _. __ ._': __ J'." __ ,,

Oat ... __ .... " ........... ____ ._ ...... ______ .,, __ _

Signature of TMrd Nominator

N.m._ ...... ___ ..... _ ........ __ ... ___ ..... _· ___ ·_· ...... ___ • ____ _

Add ......... _ ............. _._ ...... :., ... _ .......... ______ ··_ .... ·· .. · __ ·_ .. __ .--.-........ ..

Party Affiliation (if any) ___ • __ _

,.';' .. ; ...... : ......•. ~ .... :'''''. . .•.. . -~ " ..,.. '" ..

Occupation.. ___ .... ____ .. ____ ...:.. ___ .. _ ....... __ ._ ........................ Ok ..• _ .... _ ... ___ ._._ •• _ ..... • __ .. ..

Voter Registration Particulars :

Numb.r ___ . __ ._._._. __ ._. ___ . __ . ___ .... __ ._. ___ . __ .... _ ...... -..,,-_:._. __ ..... .

Local GovemmenL __ ............ _. __ ......... _ .... _._ .. ___ .... _ ......... --..... -._ ... -

Ward_ ... _._ ... ___________ ................... _ ........ _._ .. _ ......... __ ... _ .. _ .... _ ..................... .

Registration UniL_. __ ._ ... __ ................................. _ ............. _ ....... ____ .......... _ ..... .

Dat. ___ ............. ____ .. __ .... _. _____ .............. __ ... _ ........ ___ .. _ .... ______ ...... __

Nam"--____ . __ . __ .. _. _______ ... _. ___________ _

Address_ .. __ --_ ....... _--_ .. __ .. _._. __ .... __ ._._._._._._ .•.. -Party Affiliation (if anyl _____ .... ___ ...... __ .. ___ _

OccupatiOJL.. --_ .... __ ._ .. _ ....... _. __ .. __ ... _._--_._-v' ot.r Registration Particulars :

Number_. ___ .

( Local Gov.rnm.nl-__ ... ______ .... _. _______ ... _._ .. _____ .

·WarL-. _________ .... ___ .......... _ .... ____ ... __

R.gistration Unil-. __ ....... _ ... _ ... _ ........................... _ ....... _._ .. __ ._. __ ._ ... _

DOI<-______ .... __ .. __ . __ ._ ... _. _________ . ___ -"-'-_.

Signature of Fifth Nomilll1lor

Nam. __ ._ .... _ .... _._ .. _____ . ____ ._ ... __ ............ _. __ ..... _ ........ -'.-.. .;...,.:.. .... _: ..... _ .. __ .. .

Address-_._. __ ...... _ .. __ .. __ ._ ......... _ ..... __ ........ ___ ..... _ ............ __ . __ ._ .... _____ ....... _._

Party AfIiIiation (if anyl ........... _--........ -... - .............. ---..... -......... __ ... _ ...... __ ...... __ .. .

Occupation._._ ... __ .... _._ .. _._ ...... __ ._ .................. _ .................. _ ....... ~_ ................. _. __ ._._._.~ .. _ .... _

VUlers Registration Particulars :

NIIiJibcif:--·--·· ... ···~·-c:~-:'-·-·-···-·-····--············-·--· ............... _____ ._ .. _____ ._ ........ _

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LocaJ GovernmeL_ .... ___ .. ___ .. _._. ____ .. _ ... ___ . __ · ___ _

W ard ._ .... __ ... __ ._. __ .. _. ____ ._ .. _. ______ .. _______ ._. __ .".--:-:-_.

Registration Unit_. ----.---------O.te_. __ .. _ ... _ ..... _____ ._. _______ ._ .. _________ _

SigMiur. of Sixth N,omiMlO'

Name _,.:. ..... _ .. ___ .~~ __ .. ~ __________ _

Address _

. PartY· Affiliation (iNny>-

Occup.tion_. _____ ._ '--'''''.' ~-

Voter Registr.tion Particulars :

Number

LocaJ GovernmenL __ .. 't·· ),,1'.'.

W~d ______ . ____________ ~ ______ ~~ __ _ .:: 'f· ..

Registr.tion Unit __ . ..; .. O.te

Sig1llltur. of S<fJt1Ith NomiMior

N=<-_._ ... _______________ _

Address -------.. -'----P~ty Affiliation (if any)

··o.;c;;p.tion,--'_·_·_··_· _'''_'0_':'_' _____________ .

Voter Registration Particulars :

Number , Local Governmen>t.. ________________ _

Ward .,

Registration Unit ___________________ _

O.to_._ .. _____ _

,,' '. Signature of Eighth N,ominatt,

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Name _____ ... _ ... _ ... _ .. _ .. __ .~ .. ~----

Address. ___ .. __ .. _. ____ . ____ . __ ._._ .. _. ___________ ._

Party Affi1jation (if any) _______ . __________ _

OccupatiorL... ____ _

Voter R~tration Particulars : . -.; Number ______ --,... _____ .

Local GovernmenLt ____ . " :".:.-- .' ;.: .... :- -- ';' . ....... . Warl1d ________________ . ____ . __ . __ . __ ... -.-

R~tration UniL ________________ .

. . Dat~._· ________________________________ . ,_ .... " .:.:.

Signatvr. of Ninth NotniNtJor .. . .. , ...... '." Name __________________ ·~··~ .. ~· .. ~::~·'~i.~:·~:.~"~:.~:~~ .. -~:~ .. ~ .•

Ad~ ________________________ ~~ ___

Party Affiliation (If anY)I __ _ ._ I ••• : .... v. J :. ~ ,'.j

Occu~tion~------------------------~.~·~;~ .. --­

Voter Registration Particulars :

Number'--_______ _ ---...:..:.!-

Local Govemment _______ . __ ._ ., Ward,-' _ ... _. ____ -'--____ . ________ . ____ .

Registration UniL-....._· ________ ._. _____ ......,.;

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Signature of Tent" N07mnator

Nam.e.e ___________ . ______ '.; .-.-:-.. _ .. ....".. __ -, _____ .-:-;:-::-:

Address __ ---'----'-"---'-'---,-. --.. _---Party AfIiIiation (if any) ____ ._. _____________ .,..-____ _

0ccupation _________ _ ~ ... ,.

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Number .M ••••••••••••• M. __ ................. __ ._ •••••••••••••••••

Local Goverrunent ............................................ _

WanL._ ......... _ ... _._ ..... _._ ... __ ._. __ .. _._._ ..... _ "' __ "_ .... __ ._ .... _ ... _

Registration Unit ... __ . _____ ._. __

Date --'-'" ._-_.-•. ::-._---_._------._-_.------- -- -"'-._.-_.

Signature of ElmmJh NominatoT (

N.me __ :-_____ .... ____ ._ ....... _. ___ "' __ 'M_'_'_" __ " ..................... ___ ._._. __ •... ___ ..•... _ ...... __ .. _

Address " .. ____ ._ .. _ .. __ .... ___ .. _. __ .. _ ....... _ .. _._ .. _ ... ______ .. __ ._. ____ . ___ ._ ..

Party Affiliation (if any )...... __ .... _ .... _. __ ._ .. _ ........ _ .. _ .... __ .. _____ ._ .. , .......... .

Occup1ltion __ ... .-::: _____ .. ___ ..... _ .. _ ...... __ ... _. _____ . ____ .' .. _ ...... , ___ _

Voter Rt;gistration Particula rs :

NumbeL .......... _ ... __ .... , .. __ ._._ .. _ ... __ .. _ ... __ ._ .. _._. _____ .... ___ . __ :._";~ .. --_-

~! qove"lI1ne~t ..... :.; .. _._ ..... ___ ........... _ .......... __ . _ .. ;. ______ ._ ...... _~_ ......... .

WarcL .... ,.,., .... _ .... _ ........... , ... _._. ___ . ___ .. __ .. __ ... _._ .•• _. ______ _

Registration Unit ................ __ .. _ .. _._. _______ . _.,, ___ .-:-:-,-___ ..... .. "

Date _ ........ _ ................... _ ... _ ...... _ .... __ ... __ . __ ...... _ ..... _ ............. __ ._. ________ ... ___ _

SignDt",e of Trce/f", NominatoT

Name .... _._ ................................ _ .............. -........ -.............. _ ......... _ ... __ . __ . ______ __ . __

Address....._ ................................. -._ .. __ ... _. __ .. _ ... _ ........ __ ... _ ..... -_ ... _ ...... '._ .. _ .. ~.,. .... _

Party Affiliation (if any)..._ ... __ ..... _. __ .. _ .. _ ...... _ ....... _ ... __ . ___ . __ .. _ .. _ .... _ .............. ..

Occupation_ .... __ ... _._ ......... _ ... - ... --._ .. _._. _________ ..... _._ .. __ . - __ .... .

Voter Registration Paniculars :

Number _._ .............. __ ............... __ .... _ .................. _ ........ _ ..... ___ .. _._ ...... _., ...... __ ......... .

. Local Government ............. ,

Wanl.. .. _ .......... _. __ .. _._·_ .. ____ ·_ .... _ .• ·_ .. · ____ ._ .. __ ... _.'-.. ____ ._ .•

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I Sfgtialll1t of '17lirltmln Numinator I Naine ... _ .... _._._ ... _._ .... _ .. _ .. __ .. _ ... _ ........ _ ... _ ............. _ ........ ___ . __ ._ .... __ .... _ ....... ____ .... __ .. _ .... _

Address ___ .. _ .. ___ ._ .. __ .... _. __ ... _ ....... _ .... _ .... _. __ ... _._ .. _ ... ___ . __ ._ .. __ ......... _ .......

Party A.tIiliation (if any) _ .. __ ...... __ .. _____ ..... _._ .. __ ... _ .. _._._._ .. _ ........ __ ._._~._._. __ .

• Occupation._._ .. ~ .. _ ... ___ ._:~_" ... ___ .. _. ___ .. _ ... _ ....... _ ... _ .. __ ..... _. __ '-________ .. _,

Voter Registration Particulars :

Number

Load Government __ . __ .. __ .. __ .. _._ .. __ .. _ .... __ . __ .. ___ ._ .. _ .. __ . ___ .......... .

Ward..-_____ .. _____ . __________ . ___ . __ . __ .... _. __ _

Registration Unit ____ ._. __ ..... __ ._. __ ._ .. _ ... ____ ._ ........ _. _____ .......

D~n: ____ _

Name. ____ . _____ .. __ . _. __ ._ ... _._. ___ . __________ . ___ .. __ .. ___ ._ ...

Address ________ ._._ .. _ .. _ .. __ ... ___ ... _ .. ___ · ___ ~.:...:...::~:...._. ____ .. _ .... ..

Party Affiliation (if ... y) ... _ .. _ ....... _. __ ._ ........ __ ._._. __ ... _. __ .. _ ............. ..: .... __ .. : .. :: '._ .......... .

.. O~pation--.. -------........ -.. --.--.... -..... --... -------_----___ ...

Voter Registration Panicuiars :

Number __ ._._. ___ ._._. __ . ___ . __ ....... ___ ._ .. _. _____ ... ____ .. _ .... _ ...

Local Governmen'---___ .. _ ... _ ... _ .. _. ___ ._. ____ .. _ .... _._ .. _ .... ___ .......... ..

W.rd....... __ . __ ....... _ .. _. ___ ._ .. ____ ._._ ....... _____ ... __ . __ ... _._._ ......... ..

Regist"'iiion llnit_ __._. __ . __ . __ .. ____ ....... _ . ___ .... __ . __ .:::::..:.._ ... _._

Date._._._. ___ .. __ . _._ ... __ . __ . ___ ... _____ .. __ ._._ ... __ :...._ ... ___ ........ _.

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Name ___ .. ___ ... _. __ ... ___ .. _._. ___ . __ .... _. ___ ... _. ___ ._ .. ".;. __ ~_

Addre.s ____ .. _. __ .. __ . ______ ... _ .. _ .... ___ .. ___ . __ . ___ .. _. ____ ... _.::.::

Part' Afli/jation (if anY)I __ _

Occupation ___ . ____ _

Voter Registration Particulars:

Number' ____________ _ ----'"'.----,.-Local GovernmcnLt ______ _

Ward._. _________ .. _· ..;. .. ..:......_. ___ ...: __ .. Registration UniLt ____ _

Dat· .. ______________ _ .,

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Signature of Sixteenth NOfItiluzlor .... ~

.\ ... :.. ;... . ....... ' .. Narn.ec _______________ _

; .. '-". Addressl __ _

P..-ty Affiliation (if llJly)

OccupatioIL-_____ _ _I,'.' ---------Voter Registration Particulars : -'j . . . ... ..... .

NumbcL_. __ _ ----------_._-Local Governm<nlL' _____ _

Ward.-. ___ _

Registr.ltion Uni.I.t ___ _ ,------------~.--~--

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Add«ss _ .. ___ . ______ ._._ .. ___ ... _ ...... ___ .. _ .......... _ ............ _ ... _ .... -...... - ... -.-.... -.. ----.- ..

Pany Affiliation (if any) Occupation

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Number_. _________ ... __ ... __________ . _______ . __ ... _._._.

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" Ward --- - - - - -- ----- -- ~ - : .. ~~--- --.---... --Registration Unit __________ . _____ ._. _. -.... -..,;~-.--... _-

Date, __ ~_ _ ____ • __ • ____ -'"'_ ... :...._.:.. •••••• !... __ ._,.;... .0- ____ ,. __

Nam,c.c __ _

Address' ,-----,"'7 .- .: ~;:-:.:.-:;:.~-... -.. --...... --.-....•..•............ --.... _ .......... _._ ...... _-.. -... -.

Pa"lY Alliliation (if any) __ .. _._. ___ ._ ...... _._. __ ... ,_._ .... ___ ..... _._ ...... _. __ ......

Voter Registrotion Panicular : : .. :.:

Numbor· ____________ ... _._ ... _._._._._ ......... __ ..

Local Govemment_. __ . __ . _ .. _ ._. __ .. _ .. _._ ....... _.. ....... _ ...... _. ___ .... _ .. __ .... _._ .... _ ....

W.ard_..,;....... __ ._~_._ ••• ______ ...... -__ _ .. - ---_.-.... _---_._--.----.

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Dat •. __ ....... __ .. _. __ ... ___ ...... _ ........ _ .. ______ ... _. ____________ . ____ _

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Signal"'t of Ninntmlh Nominalor

. Nam. __ ... ___ . ____ .. __ ._. ____ - __ .. __ ... ___ . ____ . __ .. _: .. __ ....

Address _____ _ --------_ .. _-----_ ... _--.

Party Afliliation (if any) ___ .

Occupation_. --;---_ ... _--_._ ... - -" :. I • ii

Voter registration Particul.... :

Local GovemmenL.... ________ ._ . _____ .. ___ ---

IV ard __ ._ .... ______ .. __ .... ______ . ___ ....... _ .. _ ... ___ .... _. __ ..................... .

Registration Unil....--_ .. ______ .. __ . ___ . ________ ._ .. __ ...

Dat ... ______ _

Signaturt of TttJn'wth Nominator

FORM OF NOMINATION OF MEMBER OF STATE ASSEMBLY

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State Constituency

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Occupation

hereby state that:

I am the candidate to whom tbi. nomination paper relates and I am willing to .tand for election to the State Assembly as member for the abo~~ ~tate Constituency.

. ; , (2) I am a Nigerian citizen of not less than 2S years of .ge.

(3) I have paid my income tax as and when due for the thi-~ years immediately preceding the year of the t1ection.

(4) My name appears on the official list of voters for the ward in which I reside. namely ':;

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(5) My educationol qualifications are:

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(6) I am not affected by the provi.ions of Decree 2S of 1987 as amended or .ny other law from the time being in force in Nigeria.

(7) My N EC clearance cenificate number i._. __ • ___ .. _dated ........... _ .••.•. _ .. _ ............ or. the number of my pending application for c1e.r.nce i ............. _ ............................... __ ... ___ d.te<L-_ ..• ________ ._ .. .

(8) In the event of contested election. my political afIiIiation and prtference of .ymbol i ..... __ ........ _ .. _ .. _ ............ __ .................................. _ ............... .

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(9) We, the undersigned, ore the TEN nominators ~f the .I>ove candidate and we are registerC'd as \'oters for the ConstituenC'y for which the candidate se-eks election:

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Ad r. re55 ...... _ ....... __ ..... _._._ .... _ ............................ _. ___ . ___ ............................... _._._ .... ___ ... _ . __ ........ __ .. _ ... _.

Party AJi I ia t ion (i f an y )._ ............. _ ... _._ .... _ .... _ .... __ .. _._ ... _._._. __ .. _. ___ . ____ . __ ......... _ ....... __ ........ .

Occu pation .. _._ . ..::_. _________ ..•.... _. __ ._ .. _ .. ___ ... __ . ____ . __ .. _______ ... _.,. __ . __ _

Voter Registration Particulars:

N umboL __ ... ____ . __ . __ ~. __ . __ ._._-. ___ .. ___ ...... _ .. __ .. ____ . __ .. __ . ____ .. __ .. _

Local Government ___ . __ ... ____ . __ ._ .. _. ___ .. ______ . ____ ._ .. _ .. " __ _

Ward _ .... _. __ . __ . ___ ._. ____ . ___ . ____ ..... __ . __ . __ . __ . _________ ._

Registration Unit ____ . ________ _

Date... __ _

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Address ..................... _ ................ _ .......................................... -.................... : .................................................. .

party affiliation (if any) .... _ .. - ... - .-.. -.--.-.. --.. ---.... --.--.-.. -..... -.----... -................ .

Occupation ... _. __ .. _. __ ............ __ ......... _._ ...... -.-....... -.-.---... - .. ---................................... -........... .

Voter Registration particu1an :

Number __ . _. ___ .. _____ . _______________ ...... __ .. _. __ , ...... -......... .

Local Govemmenl.._ .. _. ____ . __ . __ ... _ .. _ ... ___ ·_··_·· __ ········· .................... .

Ward __ ' ___ '-._. _____ .. _._. ___ .. __ .. _ ....... ___ .... ____ ......................... .

Registration Unit Date ___________ ._. __ _ ._._--' --... _ .. _-.... -

Name ______ _ ------_._---_._ .. __ .

Address _____ ._. __ ._. ______ ...... ___ ~.: _____ ~ ... _ .. _ .. _ ....... _ ... .

Party Affiliation (if any) ------_._-.. _ .. __ ._--_ ............ _-.... -

OccupationL-___ _

Voter Registration Particulanl :

Number ___ _

Local Govemment ._._ ...... __ .. __ . __ ....... _-_.: ....... - .......... ..

Ward __ . ________ . __ ._ .... _________ ._._. ___ ._ ... __ ..... _ ............ .

Registration Unit ________ . .------....... -. Date ______ . ___ ._ .. _________ ..... ___ . ______ . __ ....... _ ...... .

Name ____ . ______ .. __ ... ___ ._. ____ ._. __ .: .. _._. ___ .... __ ... _~_._ ............. ..

Address ____ . ____ .. _ ........... _ .. _. _____ .... ___ ._._ ......... __ .... _ .................................. _ ...... .

Party Affiliation.(ir any) __ . __ .. _ ...... __ ............ _ .. _ .................. _ ... _ .......... __

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Occupation._._ ... _ .............. _ ......... _ ......................... __ ...... .

Voter Registr.tion P.rticul.rs :

Number _. ___ ... _ .. __ .. _ .... __ .. __ .... _ ... _ .... _._._._c .. _ ...... _ ..... _._L_: ___ ..c.:.:::._ .. _'" .

Local Government .. _ ... _ ....... __ ..... ____ .. _ .. __ ... _ ........ __ ... _ .... _ ...... __ .. _~ .... -:--,....--......

W.rd __ .. _ ... _ .. __ ._._._ .. _. __ . __ .. _____ ...... ___ _

Registra~ion Unit . __ . ___ . ________ ~:_.~~_:~_~! .. : .. ~ ...... :~_~.;,::~~~~~~ ___ .... o.tO-.. ____ . ___ . __ . __ .. '. ''''I ;:.",,_._-_ ........

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Signature of 4th Nominalo,

Narne ____ .. ____ _ . ___ .c~_. __ , .. _··_:_· ____ ......

. Address P.rty AJIili.tion (if any).. _____ .... _ ... __ ... _. __ . ____ . __ . ________ .... _

O=patioQ' ~ .. ______ ..... __ . __ .. _ .' . , •... _ :' In'' l\ ~.-

Voter Registration p.rticul.n :

Number ____ _ __ . ____ ... __ ._. ________ .:LL::.... ___ ....

Local Government ______ ..

Registration Unit _ .'. , •••••• f'

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........ -.-----....... ---. Signatu,e of 5th NoII1itIah>,

Address --.-... -----..... -.. -.... --......... - ......... - .... --.... -...... --.-.--·r-:-:-r~ ... -·· .... · P.rty AJIiliation (if any).... __ . _____ ........ ____ .

OCC\lp.ti~_· _ .. _.....::..:.:._. _ .. _. __ ._ ... _ ...... __ ._ ... ____ ... ::.:.. .. :.::.:'.: .. ~ .. ...:~~. __ .. _ .

Voter Registration Particul.n : '.I

Number _._ ... ___ ......... ___ .. _. ___ . ___ ._._ ... _._ .. _._._. ____ . ___ ._._._ ... ..

. ~cal .. GovUl\m~t..-,":.-.- .......... -... -... --.. --.-.... -.. -... --.... -........ --.. - .... -.-............. - ... . W.rd. _____ .... _. ____ ._._ ... __ .. _____ .. _. ___ ....... _ ... _ .... _ .... _. ____ ... _. __ ... _ ........... .

Registration U nit .... _ .......... _ .. _ .. _ .. _ .. _._ ..... _ ... _ ... __ . __ ... _. _______ .. __ -:-__ .. .. #'0" •• o.t< .. _ ... _ ... _ .......... _ ... _ ........ _ .... _ ... _ .... _ .... _ .... _ .... _._ ..... _._ ...... _ ... _ ... __ ... _._ .. _ ... _ .............. ..

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Name ... :.. ... :: ... _ ... ·R •••••• • ._' •••••• _ •••••• "._ ••••••• _ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ' •••••• - ••• _._ ••• _._ •••••••• _ •••••••••••••••••••••• _ ••

Address ....... _._._._ ........ _ .................. __ ............... _ .. __ .... _ ............................. - ................. .

Party .. '\ffiIiation (if any)._ ................ _. __ ............... __ ...... _ ...... _ ...... _ ....... _.--........... _ ..

Occupation ..... _ ............ _ ................................... _ ................... - .... - ......... - ..... - ........................................... .

Voter Regis~ration Particulars :

Number

Local Govemment._ .. _ ......... _ ............. _ ................. _ .... _._ ....... __ ..................................... _

(;. Ward .. __ .. _ ..... __ ._ ..... __ ...... _ ......... _._ .............. __ ......... _ ... _ .... _._ ... _ .. _._ ........ _ ................. .

Registration Unit"':". ___ ....... _ .. ____ ......... _ .... __ .. _ ... __ ..... _ .................. _ ...... __

Date _._ ... _ ... _ .. _._ ....... ____ ._ ........ _ ... __ ..... _ .... _._ .......... _ .. _._ ..... __ ... ..:... ...... ::.... ......... _ ... _

.---.. -----------.-.-... Sipaltlr. of '''' NomirJQlor

Name .. _ ..... _ ........... _ .... _._ ................ __ .. _ ... _ .. _._ ... _ .................... ___ .. _____ .. __ ...... _. __ ... _ ..

.... Addrelt. _________ .. _____ .. _._ .. __ ._ .. __ .

. . '.' .!.,," -!t.,:., .... ' ... Party Affili.tion (if any) __ . _______ ·_._~-'-_:-'-_._...:...'... ...... __ ...... .

...... Occupation _____ . ____ .. _____ ._. ____ ............ _____ ':.:..:.::.: .... _ ........ __

Voter Reg; .tration Pa' iculars : • t' ,,".

Number. _______ . ________ ... _._. ____ . __ · _. ____ --;_-;-_____ .....

Local Govemment_._. __ .. _._._ .. _, ..... _ ... __ ,, __ .. __ ._._ .. _,._ .. _

W.rd_ .............................. _ ............. _ .............. _ .... _ ...... _ .. _._ ...... _._ .. _._ .. _ .. """''''_'''''_'' .. __ ........... .

Registration Unit_ .. __ ................ _ ..... _. ___ .. ___ ._. ___ ._. __ .. _ ..... _____ ........ _ .... _ .... _ ...

Date .... _ ...... __ .. _ .. ____ .. _ .... _ ....... _____ .. -_._._._.-.--- .... -

SignalllT. of 8'" Nomiroator

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Party Affili.tion (if any )_ ..... _ ................ __ ... _ ... __ ._ .... __ ...... ___ .. _ .. _ ... _ .. _

Occupation __ ........ _ ....... _._ .. __ ._~ .............................................. _._ .... _ .... ~._ ...... _ ..... __ ..... _ .. _

Voter R.gi.tration Particulars

Numbtr .. ____ .. ___ . ----_ .. _-_ .. _---

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War d .................................... _ ............................. _ ........................... ___ ...... _ ... __ ...... _ .............. _ ..... _ ......... _ .... ..

Registration Unit ............................ _ .................................. _ ..................... _ ..... :-__ ._ .. ':""" ... ~_., ____ .. _

Date ................................... _ .... _ ............... _ ......... _ .............. _ .. ~ ........ : .. _ ............ ....:;_~_~ ___ . ___ ._ ... __ .

.................. _- .... _ ......... - ...... _ ......... _ .. _ ..... -,._. __ ... _-_ ...... ---.. -Signature of 9th Nominator

Name_. __ ................... __ .. ____ .. __ .. _ ... ___ . __ ..:.. ... _ .. _ ... _._._ .... _ ... _ ...... _._ .. ___ ..,-_ ..... __ .

Address._ ................. __ ... __ ._ .... _ .... _ ...... _ .. _. __ . __ . __ .................. __ ._ ... ___ .. ____ .. __ . _____ .. __ ._. __

7 Party Affiliation (if any) .... _ ....... __ .. ___ ................... _ ...... _ .... _ ....... __ ... _ ........ _ ... ____ .. _. __ .. _

Occupation _________ .... __ ..... ___ . ___ .. __ ...... _ ...... _ ... _ .... _._._. ______ . .:.=-.. __ . ____ _ Voter Registration Particulars:

Number_ ... _. __ ........ _ ... _. __ ... _. __ .. _____ ::-... _ .... _ ... ____ .. _._~-_._. _. __ _

Local Gov.rnmenL __ ._ .... _ .......... _ ... _._~_ ... _ . ....::. _____ · _. _____ :_._ .. __ _

Ward .... _ ... __ .... _ ...... __ .. _ .. _ .... _._ ......... _ .. _ .... _ .... _ .... _ ... _ .... _._._ .... _ .. ___ . __ ._:...._: ____ .......... ..

Registration Uni!.... ............ _ ......... _ .... _._ ... _._ ................. _ ..... _ ................ _ ........... __ ... _:.:: ................ .

Date ......... _ .................. _ .. _ ..... _._._. __ .. __ . __ . __ .... _ ........ _._._ .. __ .. _ .. _. __ ._ .. _ .... ________ _

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NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSI,?N ,

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Take notice a nomination paper received by me on ................................... : ........... . on your favour (has been acceptrd by me as appearing to be valid) or (has been rejected by me as appearing to be invalid) upon the following groups:

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DatedthiB _____ . __ ... _ .. __ . __ day of._. ___ . ___ ._ .. _ ..... _ .. __ 19. ___ _

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RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION/ELECTORAtOFFICE

Strike out Wards !lOt Applicable

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Statement of Result of Poll

(ELECTION Tp'.TJW 0 J'F19' Oli' GOVE~Oa.)

POLLING STATION. ________ CODE No. ---... -._----~ . .;1. '!I 1(-. ' . , WARD -.-_______ ·_._L.G.A. ___ . ___ _

No of Voters on the Regisrer in figures: _______ ... ____ . ___ .. __ .. _._ .. _._ ........ _._ .. -------.~--... --.--... -".-.-.--

No of Voters on the Register in worda.:. _. _ .. :._ ...... :-_ .. _. ___ ._. ___ . __ .. ____ ... ~ .. _._

No of Accredited Voters in figures :' .'

" No of Accredited Voters in worda : ___ .. _. ___________ .... _ .. _ .. _ ...... ___ ._ ... . r ..

_._-_._------_. __ ._._-----_._ .. _-_ .. _--_._--_._ ..... _--_.

No ~f Accreditea Voters in the queue to vote in figures': _ ........... _ ... _ ..... _ .. _._ ..... . , .

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~o. of Accredited Voters in the- queue to vute in word~ : ~ ........................................... .

Name of Presiding Officer: ........ _ .. _._ ...... _ ..... __ .. _._-:. __ .Signature ... _ ................. _ ..... .

Name of NRC Agent : ....... _ ........ _._._._ ...... _ ... _ ............. _ ..... _ ......... Signature_ .... _..... . .......... .

I, .... ~._ ........... _____ . ___ .. __ ---:.~,~:--.---.--.-- hereby·· . certify :

I. That I W2S Presiding Officer for the election held on 14th day of December, 1991 at ·the above polling station .

. :0. That th~. election lVaS CODt.estedf.uncontested. ."

3. That the candidates received the following votes: , ... ,... . ...

Votes Scored by NRC Candidate in figures: ____ . __ ._ ... ___ ... __ 1 .·.·llk~!j;i·j;1 ,'.·ji'l"'.i;l: ")!"!,:"'"

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. ,.,. l:f • ..... i_! I':" I. , .:! .'1"' ',' /I: .. i·( I Votes Stnred oy /IlRC' UlDmdate m· woids: ___ .: ________ .• __ ._ ... _ ... _____ ._.

___ M ...... _____ ._ ._. __ • • ___ ._._. ___ •• _ ••• ___ ._. __ ..!....J .. L~:.. ...... __ .~ _::.:.:: ......

Votes Scored by SOP Candidtte in figures : __ .. ______ . __ ... _~._

. , Votes Scored by SOP Candidate in words: _. __ . ______ . ___ . __ .. _._ ....... .

Votes Scored by both Candidatesin··~;'" ,. ..:.... __ ._ ... ~ __ ...: ... : _____ .... _ ........... .

Votes Scored by both Candidates in words· " ._ . ....: __ .. .:.. __ ~_~......:..._._ ....... -

Dated this 14th day of December, I~I.

Name of Presiding Officer: . ____ . ___ .Signature __ Date/Stamp .. _ .. _ ..

Name of NRC Agent: ......... _ .. __ .......... __ .. _ ............. , ................ _Signature ............................. .

Name of SOP Agent: ___ . __________ Signature --_ ........... .

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS FROM POLLING STATIONS. (ELE~ION 'to THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR)

State_ .. _· ___ .... LGA........_ .... "'_.' __ ' .. Post Contest.cL. .......... ".~-'.,

Level of Collation: ...• _ ...... _ ....... _ •..•.• _ ••. __ ._. __ .•...• , ......... , .................... .

Name of Ward .. __ ..• _._ ... __ ....••.•...•••...• _ .....• _~Code Number .•.................•.

· Polling Station. : Votes Received by the Candidates.. . . ~-------~~------------~---~---~~ N'RC . SOp· · • t . ; ., -----------------~--------------

Code : Name

No.

Name of Candidate: in figures' ii",.ord.· '.

Name of Candidate: in figures in words

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~---------------------~-------, ~-------------------------------i , . ~----------------------~~-~~~~--: Total No, of Votes . ' . .

-------------------------~-----No. of Votes blf .

----------------------~--~----~-t Total No, of Votes .: I ' . .:

·C:.rried Over··· .. ·.. ... '.' .. '-'.- .... __ ...... ' . . ,

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Nam fRetum' 'bfli S' .• 0 e 0 Ing cer................. tgnature ................ _... ate /Sbunp_., ...... 1991

Name of-NRC Agent:;' ... ,.5ignature .......... Name of SDP Agent . Sign Page..._ .. LF ___ . ..-.... . ....... .

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS FRO?t1 WARDS (EL.ECTION TO THE OFF:ICE OF GOVERNOR)

Statc... .. _. __ . ______ LGA.. __ ._. ____ . __ ._ Post COnteste<! ______ _

Level of Coll.tion : __ ... __ . __ _ ------,_._----_._,--Name of Ward _____ .. _. __ . ________ Code Number ___ . __ ,

Polling Stations Vote Receive<! by the Candidates --________ - ________ J ___________ _

. Cod. Name No.

NRC HOP ----------------------

Name of Candidate : Name of Candidate : ----------------------

in figures in words in figures in words ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Total No. of Vot ..

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--------------------------------Total No. of Votes

Carried Over

Note: For final resulto, see ForE Ee 8E

Name of Returning Oflicer .. __ SigDature ______ .Oate/Stamp __ 1991

Name of NRC Agent:':. __ ._Signatur"--Na"", of SOP Ag.nt.. . ....:..sign._-:­P.g •....... _._ LF _.__ .

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EC.80 NATIONAL ELECTORAL CO~~ISSION

SU1vE\IARY OF RESULTS FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS (ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR)

State ___ ... _ .. _._. __ ..-.-LGA-_-........ _-- Post Contested ............................. .

Level of Collation : __________ ._ ... _ ........ ___ . .-._.-.. __ .............. _ ...... -..... .

?'Jame of Ward __ . _____ . __________ .. _ .. _Coc\e I\umber .... - ......... - ..... .

• • PoJling Stations Vote Received by the Candidates -----------------------------

Code Name No.

NRC SOP ----------------------

Name of Candidate : Name of Candidate : -------------------in figures in words in figures In words

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Carried Over

Note: For final results, see Form EC 8E Nam. of Returning Ollicer .... __ ._ .. _ ... .5ignatur. __ ... ___ Dote /Stamp ...... _ .. I99l

Name of NRC Agen'-..... S~gnaiure-. ........ Narne of SOP AgeDL .... -.Sign~:_~: .. _ Page ____ LF .. __

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NATIONAL ELECT0RAL COMMISSION DECLARATION OF RE::;ULTS OF ELECTION

(ELECTION TO TI:IE OFFICE OF GOVE~N()R) EC.8E

PART!

(To be Cllmpleted by Returning Officer)

I •.................. :i ........ ............................. :.:: .. htreby certify

I. That I wa. the Returning Ofllcer/Ro3ident Electoral Commissioner

for th~ State ExeCUtive EjectIon held on tiie 14th day'of 'D~eniber; }9?1 for ............................................. : ............ State: ' .•.

2. That the election was contested/uncontested.

3. 'That the candidates received the tollowing votes .

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Name of C.ndidate:.................... .................. .. : ........................ .. !

Name of Party: ............................................... ~ ......................... ; i

Total Votes received in fi~ure: .............................. ; .......................... i . . ......................................................... Total Votes received in words: ......................................................... . ........................................................... ...................................... . ........................................................................... ...................... . Name of Candidate: ..................................................................... .. Name of Part': .......................................... , ................................ ..

Total Votes received in figure: .............................. : .............. · ........ · .. . .................................. ........................ .

Toto1 Votes received in words: ......................................................... . ............................................................................... : .... : .. : ............ ;

Signature of Returning Officer: ......... ,............ .......... ..--

PART II

ITo be complet.d by lhe Chi.f Ekcloral O/fi€~ of the Federation or tUJy . pmon delegat.d by him)

That Ihe (ollowing was declared elected.

Name of Candidate ....................................... .. ...................... . ; ....................................... ........... ....... .

Name of Party .................................................... ·;·: .................. ·:·::·· '. . day of December. 1991. Dated th,s ........... , ... 1':............ . .'

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Polling

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NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION

Statemmt of Result of Poll

(HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTION)

Station_ ................................... _ .. _._ ................. _._ ........ _.Code No .............................. .

Ward "._ ...... _ .................................. _ .................. _ ............ _ ........ _ .. _ ... _ .... _Code No ............................. ..

COnstituency .................................................. _ ........ _ ........... _ .................. _ ..... Code No .... _ .................... ; ..

LocaI Govt Ar ...... _ ... _ ...... _ ...... __ ._ ..... __ ._. ___ .. _Code No ... _ .......... _ ........ _

Local Govt Area._ .............................. _ ...... _ .......... _ ....... __ ._ ....... _ Code No .............................. .

No. of Votero on the R .gister in figures

No. of Voters on the Register in words : ........ _ ... _ ..... _ ..... _ ... ____ ._ ........

...... -.-... ~ .... --.--.. -........... -... - ... - ...................... __ : ... _ ... _-_ ..... , .. __ ._ .... -:.-__ .. _ .. __ .. __ .... : .. :._ .... _ ...... --No. of A=edited Vot.rs in figures

......... _ .. __ ... _ ... __ ... __ . __ . __ ........... _ ................. -.. .. . ..

No. of ~edited, Voters in words : ................... _ .. _'--•. _. ____ , .. __ ._ ................ .

Name of Presiding OfliCCL ....... C ......................... _ ............. _Signature.:._ .. _ ........... : ............ .

Name of NRC Ag.nt ........................ .. . ....................... Signarure ...... _ ................ _ ... .

Name of SDP Agent .......... · ...................................... : ...................... Sign.~._ .... : .............................. _

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I, ......................................................................................................................... here by certify 1. That 1 was Presidng Officer for the election held on 14th day of

O("cemher, 1991 at the abo\'e pollin!.! station.

2. That the election was contesred!unconttstcd. " J '. • • '" 1.

3. That the candidates rec.i,·ed the following '·otes.

Votes Scored by ;>;'RC Candidate in figures .......................................................................... ..

Votes Scored by NRC Candidate in words ............ _._ ............... _ .. _ ................................ ..

Votes Scorod by SDP Candidate in figures

Vot.s Scor.d by SDP Candidat. in word. - ........ --....... --.-...... ----, ...... , "

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Vat •• Scored by both Candidates in fif1Ur .................. ---........... - ................. .

.. _--_ .... _ .... _ .. _-Votes Scor.d by both Candidates in words ............. --......... ---~ ............ - ...... -.-..

_ .................... _ ... _ ...... __ ._ ................. -.... _ .. --_ ..... -_ ....... _----_ ... __ ... _. __ ...... ----..:-_-._-.... _-Dates this lith day of December, 1991.

Name of Pr.siding Officer .................. _ .. Sign.ture- ~ ......... DateiStamp_ ... ;.. .... ..

Name of NRC Ag.nt ........ _ ................ _ .. _Signature ......................... _ .... --.... - ......... -

Name of SDP Agent .... _ .... __ ................ _ ... _Sign.ture .. --__ ._ .. ___ . __ ..... : __

f "RC A ent Sign.ture ............... _ ......... __ ..... :.· ........ .. !'lame 0" g ......... - ........... _ .. -._. ..."

Nail.. f SDP Agent._, ..... _ ....... _. __ _ Signature ... ____ _

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NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION

SUMMARYLOF RESPLT FROM POLLING STATIONS . . . ' .

(IIOUl'E OF ASSEMBLY ELECTIOK) . . State : _ .. __ ._ .. _____ ........ _._. __ .... _ .. LGA ...... __ . ___ . ___ .. Post Contested_._ •.... _ .. _ .... _. __

Level oi Coilation :_ ... __ .. _. ___ ._ ... _._ .... __ . ___ ._ ... __ .... _. __ .. _ .. _. ________ .. _

Name of Ward Cod·' Nwnber

!poning St.tions

Code Name

No.

Votu Received b,. the Candidau _ . _ _ _"

NRC, - . SDP ... -- _. __ Name of Candidate: Narc. of Candidate --------

In figures In Words In fiJ:ur.. In words

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No. of Votes B/F

Total No. of Votea'I _____ ~ _______ _'__''_''_'=___''"''_

Carried O~

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Name of Ro:turning 9fficer_ ... _ .. _.Signatuie_-_Date/Stamp __ 1991 Name of NRC ~gen! :_._Signature. __ Name ofSDP Agcnt..:.._Signature

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SUMMARY OF RESULT FRO'M POLLING STATIONS

(HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTION)

State : .... _. __ .. __ ... _ .. _._ ..... __ .. __ ._ .... _LGA .... _ ........................ Post Contested

Level of Collation :

Name·of Wardu-___________ .. _. __ .... __ .... --.. Code Number

Polling Stations' - -Votes Received by tbe Candidates .. -..::-.--I-----~------.-

'. NRC ... Name of Candidate: ..

SDP Name of Candidate Code

Name No. In figures In Words In figures In words

-"---'-"-- -------.. _-------.. --.. _-----_ .. _ .. __ .... __ .... _ ................•. _ .. _._ ....• . _ .. __ ./----------.. -.. _-------.. _ .... _-.... -_ .... _.--

----_._--_ .... _--_ .. _._- .-........ _-------_ .... __ ... __ .

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=-'-:-----~~~I-<~--------~------"-----· .~ Total No. of Vot .. No. of Votes B/F Total No. of Votes Gaqied Over. . .

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SUMMARY OF RESULT FROM POLLING STATIONS

(HOuSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTION)

Stat. : .. __________ .. _______ .. _LGA _. __ .. __ .. _._ ... _ ... 1'05t Contested

Lev.1 of Collation : • ......:.\.:..\ __ ....:. ___ ••• ~. __ •• __ ._. ___ •• _ M ••••••• _' •••••••••••

Nam. of Ward __________ .. __ .. _. __ .. Code Numb.r .. -:-; .... ~ ..... --. . j •

Polling StationSl-__ . ...:V..::o.;:t .. ::..:·R::e::c .. :.:·v.:.;.:::d:..:b::!yc..t::h:;e...:C::an:::di:.:·d::a::h'::...... ___ _ .. Code

Name No.

NRC Nam ... f:Candidate :

In figures In Words

SOP Name of Candidate :

In fi'll1r.. In-wOlds

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Total No:-;;f Vot.; ---------- --:.7' ~·"--'--..._:.,....:-·~-~r

No. of Vot.s B/F T~tal No. of Vot .. Carried Ov.r

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Name of Returning Oflicer ___ Signatur. __ ._Dat./Stamp ___ 1991

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ECBE(I) NATIONAL ELEGTORAL C()MMISSION

DECLARATION OF RESULT OF ELECTION

(HOrSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTI9Nl

P.UlT 1

(To h. compl.trJ by Returning 0lft ... ) I, _. ___ .ri _____ ._ .. __ _ _ ____ hereby certify

1. That I was Returning Officer!presidcntElect0ral Commis.;ion~r [!lr ~he Sla,e !!xecutivc' "Election helil on die 14t1i day of December 1991 for

.... -.. ::",_. _._ . ____ .:... ____ . _..:_~_ .. ___ State.

2 n.at the election was contest<d/uncontested.

.' 3. -TIr.rt the candidates' recei~ed Ihe 'folloWing votes_

Name of Candidate :. __ _

Name of Party: .. __ .. _____ .. _____ .... _ .. ._-'--_._------Total Votes received in figure:

Total Votes received in word.

._--_.----_ .. _----

Name of Candidale : ._ ........... _._--Name of Party: _ . __ _

Total Votes received in figure: ______ ... _._. ___ .. _._ .. __

TGtaI Votes recm-ed in words : ..... c .. .:.... .. ___ ..::.. ...... c ____ .... _:_:.. .. : .. _.=.7. .. " ......... _

.. ____ · __ .. __ .riri"ri. __ ... _ .. _ .... _. ___ .. _. ____ •

Signature of Relurning Officer: ___ ... ___ ._ .............. __ ............ :.._.

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SI4k Gwer_ (&uk ComtiMiDMJ tmd Transititmal ProoUiI;rrI) 1991 No. 50 A 445

PART II

(To be completed, by the Chief Electoral OIIicer of the Federation or . any person delegated by him)

That the following was declared elected.

Name'of Candidate: ____ _

Name of Party :, __________ _ ---,-- ------------ ----.---

Dated tbis ________ day of December, 1991,

Signature of CbiefElectoral Officer of the Federation ______ _

NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION

Sl4temmt of Result of Poll

(ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR)

Potling Station _________ Code No. _____ .

Ward :. __________ .L.G.A. ______ _

No. of Voters on the Register in figures: _________ .

No. of Voters on the Register in worda: ___

-------------No. Qf Accredited Voters in figures :

No. of Accredited Voters in words: ____________ _

No. of Aoeredited Vot ... in the qaeuc to vote in figures : ___ _

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A 446 1991 No. 50 Stat. GavtfllfIIlnt (Basic Constitutional and TTI/mili""al PrClfJisi01ls)

Xo. of Accrcditt:d Voters in the CJueuc to vote in words : ... _ ..... .

Xanu: ofPresidillg Officer; .. _. .... .. . ......... _ ................. Signature.., .. ' .... _ .... ___ ... __ .. ..

Xame of ~RC Agent: ....... " ................... ___ ........... _ ... _Signaturc ... _ .... _. __ ....... _.:- .. _

:-l.me of SDP Agent: ___ ..... __ ..... _____ .. _ ............ _. _ ....... Sih~1ature._. _____ .... __ ." _ .. _

1._ .... _. ____ ._ • .. _ .... ___ . ___ ._ .... _._ ..... __ ... __ ._ ...... _ .. _. hereby conify:

1. Tb.t I was Presiding Officer for the election held on 14th day of December at the above polling "ation.

2. That the election was cont .. ted/uncontested.

3. That the candidat .. re~ei\'td the following votes :

Votes Scored by NRC Candidate. in figures: ___ . _____ . ___ • ____ ._

Votes Scored by NRC Candidate in words : ... _______ _

-" ........ _ .. _._ ....... -.. __ ... _ .. __ .. _-- ....... _ .. --.- --'-' -_._ .. _ .. _ .... -.-_._--_ .... _._-_. --------Vat.,. Scored by SDP Candidat. in figur •• : _____ ._. __ . _. ___ . _____ _

Vote$ Scured hy SDP Candidilte in words : .... ~. _ ...... .

Votes Scor<d by both Candidates in figures: .... _ .. __ . ______ . _._. _. ____ . __

Vat:. Scor.d by both Candiciate. in word.:

Dated this day of Decmber •• 1991

:-<am. of Presiding Officer: .. _ .......... __ ............. Signatur. ___ Date/Stamp __

'; Name of ~RC Agent: _._. __ ._ .... __ .. ___ ... _ .. __ ._ .. __ Signature __ . ______ _

~am. of SDP Agent : ............................................. _ ..................... __ SignatuTC ____ . ____ . __

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Siale Gen·,r.,n··nt (Busic Comtil!ltionaland Transitional Provision.) 1991 No. SO A 447

EC. 80 (1) );ATIONAL ELECTORAL CO,IWSSIO);

SuMMARY OF RESULTS FROM POLLING STATIONS (HOUSE OF ASSEl\IBL Y ELECTIOS)

State .......................................... LG A ................................... Post Contest cd ..................................................... .

Level of Collation ........... _ ....................................... _ ........................................................................................ .

?>i:mc "f Ward ............................................................... _ .......................... Code Number ...................... ..

Polling Stations Votes Received by the C.ndid.tes -------------------------------~

Code :'\ame No.

NRC

N.me of C.ndid.te: in figures in words

SOP

N.me of Candid.te: in figures in words

---------------------~--~-------

-----_ ....... __ .. _-_ ... - ..... -----_.-_._._ .. _----_.---" .......... _ .. __ .•.....•.. _ ... ".-._ ..

-----------------_ .... _----------_. __ ... __ .. _ ...

--------------- -_.-. __ .. _----------------_ ... ---

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-T~;;i .. ·~~· ... ~f .. Voi-;.; ........ - .. - ....... - ...... -.-.. --....... --.......... --......... - ......... -. ............ _ ............ ·_ .. · .. __ ........ · .... · .... ·· .... ·1 -_. __ ._--_ ..... _---_ .. __ ..... _-_. --_ ..

No. of Votes B/F .... T~J~;t~~~:~~;~ ............ --.. -....... -.--..... -.-............ -................................................ \

Note: For fin.1 Results, ,tt Form EC. BE

N .me of Returning Officer ............ Sign.ture ....................... O.te/St.mp ..................... 1991 ~.me of NRC Agent .................. Sign.ture .................. Name of SOP Agent. .................. _ SIgnature .............. _...P.ge ............................ LF __ _

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State GOfJernment (Basic COTIStitutianal and Transitional Provisions) 1991 No. 50 A 451

PART II

(To be completed by the Chief Electoral Officer of the Federation or any person delegated by him)

That the following was declar~d elected.

Name of Candidate .......................... _ ... __ .. _ ......... _ ............... _ ...................... _ ................................. .

---._--_._-...... _." ... -_._. __ .... _ ...... -................... _ ... _-_ .•.... :

Nam e of Party ........................................... __ ....................... _ ........... _ ..... _ ....................................... _ ...

Dated this ....... _ .. ___ ._ ...... _.day of December, 1991

Signature of Chief Electoral Officer of the Federation _ ................................... _ .... _ ....... ..

. FORM EC .. 9

STATE GOVERNMENT (BASIC CONSTITUTIONAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS).

DECREE 1991

IN THE GOVERNORS HlP AND LEGISLATIVE HOUSES ELECTION TRIBUNAL

RECEIPT OF PETITION

Received on the_ ..... _ .... _____ .. ___ .....: ..... __ ...... :... ............................... day

of_ ....................... _ ................ __ I9·_. __ at the' Registry of the . Secretary, . the

Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal, a petition touching

the election of... ...... _ .......................... __ a member of the._--"~ ........................ Houses

of Assembly for the ........ _______ CoDstituency purporting to be

signed by_ .. _ ..... _ .... _ .. ___ .... _(insert name of petitioner)

Secretary

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A #8 1991 No. 50 Slat. Gu,,,,'.mm/ (Basic Cun.titlltiunal tmd Trtmsitional Provisi07lSj

EC. 8D (I) NATIO:-;AL ELECTORAL COMMISSION

Sl,;:\I:\IARY OF RESULTS FRO;'.I LOCAL GOVERNMENT ARE AS (HOeSE OF ASSE:\IBLY ELECTION)

State.." ___ .... ,,. __ .. , .. _,,__ LGA._._,, __ ._ .. ,, __ .Post ContesteL_.,_""".,,""_, _____ _

Le\'el of Collation __ . __ "" __ " ___ "".,,._. __ . ___ ,,_,,_. ____ ,,._. _____ . _____ _

Name of Ward , _______ . __ ,, ______ ,,_,, ____ ,, ___ Code Number _____ _

Polling Stations

Code Name No.

Votes Received by the Candidates

NRC

Name of Candidate in figures in words

SDP

Name of Candidate in figures in words

------,-,,-,,---------------------1

'---,-----1---,-------------_·_-------·----1------ --------.----,----",-,,-,---11----- -----------,,--

-------_. ------------------------,,·_·_·--1---- ._----------,----"._-,,--_. __ ._----_.---------------_._---

-=----:-~:_-:::c:__-:------ ---------,------Total No. of Votes

----_._._--- -------_._----------_. No. of Votes B/F

--"-----_.---:-=::---- --. --_._-_._._. __ ._--_._._.-Total No, of Votes

Carried Over

Note: For final Results, st< Fonn EC_ 8E

Name of Returning Oflicer. __ ,_"""Signature,_._". __ Date/Stamp. __ ",, ____ . ___ _ Name of NRC AgenL._ .. _".".Signature---._"Name of SDP AgenL._.1991 Signatuse ____ .Page _______ ._.LF ---.---

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Sl4t. GuvtTnmmt (Basic Constitutianal and TTansitional PTovisiom) 1991 No.50 A 449

EC. 8D (I) )-IATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION SU:YIMARY OF RESULTS FROM WARDS

(HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTION)

State_ .... __ ... __ .. ___ .. .LG1L. __ . __ ... __ . .Post Contested... ___ .... _ ............ _ ....... __ .. _

Level of Collation ...... ___ . _____ .. __ . ___ ._ .. __ . ___ .... __ ._· __ .... _ .. · ... _ ....... _._ .. _._._ ...

Name of Ward._ .. _. ___ _ _. __ ... _._ .. ___ ._ .. Code Number __ ._ ... _ .. __

Polling Stations

Code Name No •

Votes Receh'ed by the Candidates

NRC

Name of Candidate: in figures in words

SOP

Name of Candidate: in figures in words

. _ ... __ ._._---_ .•. -._. __ .-.- --_ .. - .. _._-.--_ ... _ ...... -.. _ ...... _------_._--_ .. ------1---------_·_-_·_--_ .. ------1----------_· __ ·

-------1------_· __ ·_·_-----------------1-----------------_·_·_-·_--_· __ . _______ .1------.--.-.---.----.----.------------------------_ .. -_. __ .. _------·-----1-·--·-----.... ,,-,,----.----..... -.. ----.---

---\-----_. __ ._._._. __ ._-------------\--_._--_._-------_.

------ --_._---- ----_. __ ._._ .. _--Total No. of VottS -----------------_._.-.... _-_._._---No. of Votes B/F

1----------·_--_·_----Total No. of Votes

Carried Over I ~----~~~-~----~--Note: For final Results, See Form EC. BE

Name of Returning Officer ___ .Signature_. __ ... __ .Date/StaOlp .. __ ... _ ...... 1991 Name of NRC Agent __ Sign.ture._ .. ___ Nan,e of SDP Agent._ .... _. __ ._._ Signature _____ . .Page.... ____ LL __ ..... _._

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A 450 '99' No. SO Stat, GIX'unmt71t (BasiL Costitutional and Transitional PTt'oisUms)

FROM EC. BE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION

DECLARATION OF RESULT OF ELECTIO)l (ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR)

PART I (To b, Compl'ltd by Rttuming OfJiur)

I I •••••••••••....•••••••••••• M., '" ••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• · ....................................... _ .......... herein certify

I. That I was Returning Officer/Result Electoral Commissioner for the State Executive Election held on the 14th day of December, 1991 for

.......................................... _ ........ _._._ .... _ .. _ ....... State.

2. That the election was contested/uncontested.

3. That the candidates received the following votes .

.............. ..... , .................... _ .. __ ... __ .. _. __ ... -: ...... _ ......... _ ... _ ... _._. __ .. _ .. _ .... _-_ •... _ ... _.-.. __ .. ' .. _._---Name of Candidate __ .......... _._ ... ___ . _____ . __ _

Name of Party _______ .. __

Total Votes received in figure . __ .. _______ . ..:. __ . ___ ._ .. _ .. __

Total Votes received in words ____ ._. _____ . __ . __ ._._._ ... __ :. .. _

Name of Candidate ............................................ _._ ....................... _ .......... __ .......... _ ......................... _

Name of Party ..... _ .. _ ......... _ .......... _._ ........... _ .... _._ .... __ ._._._ .. _ ..... _. __ ... _ .......... _._ .......... _ ... _._ .. _

Total Votes received in figure .. _ .. _ ... __ .. _._. ___ .. __ . ___ .... __ ........ _. __

------_ ... _-_ ... _-_ .. _._._ ..... _-Total Votes received in words __ ... _____________ ._. ___ ... __

Signature of Returning Officer _________ . ___ . ___ _

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