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The Constitutionality Of The Postponed Elections . by Nobody: 4:39pm On Feb 08, 2015
Postponement of election does not put blame
on Professor Attairu Jega because of the
constitutional provision that empowers the
commission to pick the date of election.
Constitutionally, Prof. Attahiru Jega in my
opinion is right. He has acted within the stream
of the 1999
Nigerian Constitution(as amended).
Section 132 of the Constitution provides thus:
(1) An election to the office of President shall
be held on a date to be appointed by the
Independent National
Electoral Commission.
(2) An election to the said office 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
President 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 to the office
of President, the whole of the Federation shall
be regarded as
one constituency.
Thus any attempt to challenge His power or Inec capability to postpone the elections, at a court of law is likely to meet waterloo.
Re: The Constitutionality Of The Postponed Elections . by DesChyko: 4:57pm On Feb 08, 2015
Ignore the agitations. They're completely useless.

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