Verbatim text
by Constitution of the
Federal Republic of
Nigeria, 1999 (First
Alteration Act) 2010]
68
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations76. Time of election to the National Assembly
(1) Elections to each House of the National Assembly shall be held
on a date to be appointed by the Independent National Electoral
Commission in accordance with the Electoral Act .
(2) The date mentioned in subsection (1) of this section shall not be
earlier than one hundred and fifty days and not later than thirty days
before the date on which the House stands dissolved, or where the
election is to fill a vacancy occurring more than ninety days before
such date; not later than thirty days after the vacancy occurred.
77. Direct election and franchise
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, every Senatorial
district or Federal constituency established in accordance with
the provisions of this Part of this Chapter shall return one member
who shall be directly elected to the Senate or the House of
Representatives in such manner as may be prescribed by an Act of
the National Assembly.
(2) Every citizen of Nigeria, who has attained the age of eighteen
years, residing in Nigeria at the time of the registration of voters for
purposes of election to a legislative house, shall be entitled to be
registered as a voter for that election.
78. Supervision of election
The registration of voters and the conduct of elections shall be
subject to the direction and supervision of the Independent
National Electoral Commission.
79. Power of the National Assembly as to determination of
certain questions
The National Assembly shall make provisions as respects -
(a) persons who may apply to an election tribunal for determination
of any question as to whether -
(i) any person has been validly elected as a member of the Senate
or of the House of Representatives,
(ii) the term of office of any person has ceased, or
(iii) the seat in the Senate or in the House of Representatives of
a member of that House has become vacant; [Section 76(1) is altered
by Constitution of the
Federal Republic of
Nigeria, 1999 (First
Alteration Act) 2010]
[Section 76(2) is altered
by Constitution of the
Federal Republic of
Nigeria, 1999 (Second
Alteration Act) 2010]
69
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations(b) circumstances and manner in which, and the conditions upon
which, such application may be made; and
(c) powers, practice and procedure of the election tribunal in
relation to any such application.
E - Powers and Control over Public Funds
80. Establishment of Consolidated Revenue Fund
(1) All revenues or other moneys raised or received by the
Federation (not being revenues or other moneys payable under
this Constitution or any Act of the National Assembly into any other
public fund of the Federation established for a specific purpose)
shall be paid into and form one Consolidated Revenue Fund of the
Federation.
(2) No moneys shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Revenue
Fund of the Federation except to meet expenditure that is
charged upon the fund by this Constitution or where the issue
of those moneys has been authorised by an Appropriation Act,
Supplementary Appropriation Act or an Act passed in pursuance of
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