Section 27: Persons eligible to vote

(1) A person shall be eligible to vote in the elections to the House of Assembly and to the office of Governor if he is a citizen of Nigeria and has attained the age of eighteen years and has been registered to vote.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the following persons shall not be eligible to vote at an election, that is-
(a) the Chairman and members of the Independent National Electoral Commission ;
(b) the Secretary to the Commission ;
(c) the Resident Electoral Commissioners;
(d) the Electoral Officers and Assistant Electoral Officers ;
(e) Returning Officers and Asssistant Returning Officers for each Ward Constituency ;
(f) the Presiding Officer of each Polling Station ; and
(g) all members of staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission.