Section 18: Disqualifications.

(1) No person shall be qualified for election to a House of Assembly if-
(a) he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a country other than Nigeria or, except in such cases as may be prescribed by the National Assembly, has made a declaration of allegiance to such a country;
(b) under any law in force in any part of Nigeria, he is adjudged to be a lunatic or otherwise medically certified to be of unsound mind ;
(c) he is under a sentence of death imposed on him by any court of law or tribunal in Nigeria or a sentence of imprisonment for an offence involving dishonesty (by whatever name called) imposed on him by such a court or tribunal or substituted by a competent authority for any other sentence imposed on him by such a court or tribunal ;
(d) he has been convicted and sentenced by a court of law or tribunal established by Law for an offence involving dishonesty or he has been found guilty of a contravention of the Code of Conduct, whether pardoned or not ;
(e) he has been convicted and sentenced by a court or tribunal established by law for an offence involving electoral malpractices;
(f) he is an undischarged bankrupt, having been adjudged or otherwise declared bankrupt, under any law in force in any part of Nigeria ;
(g) he is a person employed in the public service of the Federation or of any State, or is a public officer as defined under the Code of Conduct
(h) he is a member of any secret society (by whatever name called or known) ;or
(i) he is a person banned or disqualified from participating in politics, primaries and elections in accordance with the Participation in Politics and Elections (Prohibition) Act, as amended.
(2) Where in respect of any person who has been adjudged to be a lunatic, declared to be of unsound mind, sentenced to death or imprisonment or adjudged or declared bankrupt, any appeal against the decision is pending in any court of law in accordance with any law in force in Nigeria,
sub-section (1) of this section shall not apply during a period beginning from the date when such appeal is lodged and ending on the date when the appeal is finally determined or, as the case may be, the appeal lapses or is abandoned, whichever is earlier; and for the purposes of this subsection, an "appeal" includes any application for an injuction or an order of certiorari, mandamus, prohibition or habeas corpus,or any appeal from any such application.