Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
(First Alteration) Act
2010 No. 5
23. Section 229 of the Principal Act is altered by deleting the interpretation
of the word "association".
24. Scction 233(2) of the Principal Act is altered in paragraph(e) by—
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Alteration of
Section 229.
Alteration of
Section 233.
(a) substituting for the word "or" after the word "President" in subparagraphs
(/'), (ii) and (Hi), a comma - "," ; and
(b) inserting immediately after the word "Vice-President" in subparagraphs (/),
(ii) and (//'/), the words, "Governor or Deputy Governor".
25. Section 239 of the Principal Act is altered by—
Alteration of
Section 239.
(a) substituting for the word "or" after the word "President" in paragraphs (a),
(b) and (c), a comma - " , " ; and
(b) inserting immediately after the word "Vice-President" in paragraphs (a), (b)
and (c), the words "Governor or Deputy Governor".
26. Section 246 of the Principal Act is altered—
Alteration of
Section 246.
(a) in subsection (1) (b), by—
(/) substituting for the words, "National Assembly Election Tribunals
and Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunals", the words
"National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunals",
(ii) deleting subparagraph (ii), and
(Hi) renumbering the paragraph appropriately ; and
(b) in subsection (3), line 2, by inserting immedately after the word "final",
the words, "provided that an interlocutory application may be decided during
the delivery of judgment".
27. Section 251 of the Principal Act is altered by inserting immediately
after the existing subsection (3) a new subsection "(4)"—
Alteration of
Section 251.
"(4) The Federal High Court shall have and exercise jurisdiction to
determine any question as to whether the term of office or a seat of a member
of the Senate or the House of Representatives has ceased or his seat has
become vacant."
28. Section 272 of the Principal Act is altered by inserting immediately
after the existing subsection (2) a new subsection "(3)"—
Alteration of
Section 272.
"(3) Subject to the provisions of section 251 and other provisions of this
Constitution, the Federal High Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and
determine the question as to whether the term of office of a member of the
House of Assembly of a State, a Governor or Deputy Governor has ceased
or become vacant".
29. Section 285 of the Principal Act is altered—
(a) by substituting for the existing subsection (1) a new subsection "(1)"—
Alteration of
Section 285.