"law" means a law enacted by the House of Assembly of a State;
"Legislative house" means the Senate, House of Representatives or a House of Assembly.
"Local government area" or "local government council" includes an area council;
"public service of a State’ means the service of the State in any capacity in respect of the Government of the
State and includes service as:
(a) Clerk or other staff of the House of Assembly;
(b) member of staff of the High Court, the Sharia court of Appeal, the Customary Court of Appeal; or other
courts established for a State by this Constitution or by a Law of a House of Assembly;
(c) member or staff of any commission or authority established for the State by this Constitution or by a Law of a
House of Assembly;
(d) staff of any local government council;
(e) staff of any statutory corporation established by a Law of a House of Assembly;
(f) staff of any educational institution established or financed principally by a government of a State; and
(g) staff of any company or enterprise in which the government of a State or its agency holds controlling shares
or interest;
"School Certificate or its equivalent" means
(a) a Secondary School Certificate or its equivalent, or Grade II Teacher’s Certificate, the City and Guilds
Certificate; or
(b) education up to Secondary School Certificate level; or
(c) Primary Six School Leaving Certificate or its equivalent and (i) service in the public or private sector in the Federation in any capacity acceptable to the Independent National
Electoral Commission for a minimum of ten years, and
(ii) attendance at courses and training in such institutions as may be acceptable to the Independent National
Electoral Commission for periods totalling up to a minimum of one year, and
(iii) the ability to read, write, understand and communicate in the English language to the satisfaction of the
Independent National Electoral Commission, and
(d) any other qualification acceptable by the Independent National Electoral Commission;
"Secret society" includes any society, association, group or body of persons (whether registered or not)
(a) that uses secret signs, oaths, rites or symbols and which is formed to promote a cause, the purpose or part of
the purpose of which is to foster the interest of its members and to aid one another under any circumstances
without due regard to merit, fair play or justice to the detriment of the legitimate interest of those who are not
members;
(b) the membership of which is incompatible with the function or dignity of any public office under this
Constitution and whose members are sworn to observe oaths of secrecy; or
(c) the activities of which are not known to the public at large, the names of whose members are kept secret and
whose meetings and other activities are held in secret;
"State" when used otherwise than in relation to one of the component parts of the Federation, includes
government.
(2) Wherever it is provided that any authority or person has power to make, recommend or approve an
appointment to an office, such power shall be construed as including the power to make, recommend or approve
a person for such appointment, whether on promotion or otherwise, or to act in any such office.