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(1)
An election to the office of governor of a State Election
of
shall be held on a date to be appointed
by the Independent Governor: general.
National Electoral Commission.
(2) An election to the office of Governor
of a State shall be held on a date not
earlier than sixty days and not later
than thirty days before the expiration of the term of
office of the last holder of that office.
(3) Where in an election to the office
of Governor of a State one of the two or more candidates
nominated for the election is the only candidate after
the close of nomination, by reason of the disqualification,
withdrawal, incapacitation, disappearance or death of
the other candidates, the Independent National Electoral
Commission shall extend the time for nomination.
(4) For the purpose of an election under
this section a State shall be regarded as one constituency.
(5) Every person who is registe#FF0000
to vote at an election of a member of a legislative house
shall be entitled to vote at an election to the office
of Governor of a State.
Election: 176
(1)
A candidate for an election to the office of
single candidate Governor of a State
shall be deemed to have been duly elected
and two or more to such office where,
being the only candidate nominated for
candidates, the election-
(a)
he has a majority of YES votes over NO votes cast at
the election; and
(b) he has not less than one-quarter
of the votes cast at the eleciton in each of at least
two-thirds of all the local government areas in the
State,
but where the only candidate fails
to be elected in accordance with this subsection,
then there shall be fresh nominations.
(2)
A candidate for an election to the office of Governor
of a State shall be deemed to have been duly elected
where, there being two or more candidates -
(a)
he has the highest number of votes cast at the election;
and
(b) he has not less than one-quarter
of all the votes cast in each of at least two-thirds
of all the local government areas in the State.
(3)
In default of a candidate duly elected in accordance
with subsection (2) of this section there shall be a
second election in accordance with subsection (4) of
this section at which the only candidates shall be -
(a)
the candidate who secu#FF0000 the highest number of
votes cast at the election; and
(b) one among the remaining candidates
who secu#FF0000 a majority of votes in the highest
number of local government areas in the State, so
however that where there are more than one candidate
with a majority of votes in the highest number of
local government areas, the candidate among them with
the next highest total of votes cast at the election
shall be the second candidate.
(4)
In default of a candidate duly elected under subsection
(2) of this section, the Independent National Electoral
Commission shall within seven days of the result of
the election held under that subsection, arrange for
an election between the two candidates and a candidate
at such election shall be deemed to have been duly elected
to the office of Governor of a State if -
(a)
he has a majority of the votes cast at the election;
and
(b) he has not less than one-quarter
of the votes cast at the election in each of at least
two-thirds of all the local government areas in the
State.
(5)
In default of a candidate duly elected under subsection
(4) of this section, the Independent National Electoral
Commission shall within seven days of the result of
the election held under that subsection, arrange for
another election between the two candidates to which
that sub-paragraph relates and a candidate at such election
shall be deemed to have been duly elected to the office
of governor of a State if he has a majority of the votes
cast at the election.
