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CONSTITlUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGJERIA
(SECOND ALTERAT ION) ACT, 2010
ACT No. 2
AN A cr TO ALTER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF TilE FEDERAL
REPUBUC OF NIGERIA,

1999

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE fEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

NIGERIA (fiRS.T A LTERATION) Acr,

2010; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS
[29th November, 20 l 0]

Commencemen!.

ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic ofNi.geria-

1. The p1rovisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
1999 (in this Act referred to as "the Constitution") and the provisions of the
Constitution of the Federal RepubUc of Nigeria (First Alteration) Act No.5,
2010 (in this Act referred to as " the First A lteration Act") are altered as set
out in this Ac:t.

Aheration of
the 1999
Constitution
and the
Constitution
(Fi rst
Alteration)
Act No. 5,
2010.

TIME OF ELEcriON TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

2. Section 5 of the First Alteration Act is altered in paragraph (b) by
substituting for the words "one hundred and fifty days and not later than one
hundred and twenty days before" in lines 2 and 3, the words "one lwndred
and fifty days and not later than thirty days before".

Alteration of
section 5 of
the First
Alteration
Act.

TIME OF ELEcriONS TO HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

3. Section I 0 of the First Alteration Act is altered in paragraph (b) by
substituting for the words "one hundred and fifty days and not later than one
hundred and twenty days bef::>re", in lines 2 and 3, the words "one hundred
and fi/fy days and not later than thirty days before".

Aheration of
section 10 uf
the First
Alteration
Act.

ELECJ'ION OF TilE PRESiDENT: GENERAL

4. Section 11 of the First Alteration Act is a ltered in paragraph (b) by
substituting t·he words "one hundred and fifty days and not later than one
hundred and twenty days before", in lines 2 and 3, the words "one lwndred
dnd fifty days and not later than thirty days before".

A Iteration uf
section I l of
the First
Aheration
Act.

Et.EcriON oF GovERNOR

5. Section 17 of the First Alteration Act is altered in paragraph (b) by
substituting 1he words "one !1undred and fifty days and not later than one
hundred and twenty days before", in lines 2 and 3, the words "one lwndred
a11d.fi/fy days and not later than thirty days before".

Alteration of
section 17 of
the First
Alteration
Act.

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