CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (AS AMENDED)

Section 133: Election: single Presidential candidate

1999Section 133 of 328Federal Republic of Nigeria

A candidate for an election to the office of President shall be deemed to have been duly elected to such office where, being the only candidate nominated for 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 election in each of at least two-thirds of all the States in the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja,

but where the only candidate fails to be elected in accordance with section, then there shall be fresh nominations.

Cite this section

Section 133, CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (AS AMENDED) (1999).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/constitution-of-the-federal-republic-of-nigeria-1999-as-amended/section/133/