Section 38: Disqualifiation.

(1) A person shall not be qualified as a candidate to contest any Local Government election unless-
(a) he is sponsored by a registered political party;
(b) he is ordinarily resident in the ward or constituency in which he is contesting an election for a period of not less than twelve months prior to the date of the elections;
(c) he is not a person banned or prohibited from participating in politics and elections in accordance with the Participation in Politics and Elections (Prohibition) Act, as amended;
(d) he produces evidence of tax payments as and when due for a period of three years immediately preceeding the year of the elections;
(e) he has been nominated by ten registered voters in his ward or constituency;
(f) in the case of a candidate contesting as a Chairman of the Local Government Council, he has made a deposit of N2,000; and
(g) in the case of a candidate contesting as a Councillor, he has made a deposit of N500.
(2) Where a person seeking to contest as a candidate is involved in a case that may lead to his being banned from participation in politics and the case is pending before a court or tribunal, he may stand as a candidate in the election pending the determination of the case but if he is found guilty by the court or tribunal, as the case may be, he shall withdraw from the election and if already elected, he shall cease to be a Councillor or Chairman, as the case may be.