Section 34: Disqualification for election as Governor.

(1) No person shall be qualified for election to the office of Governor 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 country.
(b) under the law 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 by any competent court of law or tribunal or a sentence of imprisonment for any offence involving dishonesty (by whatever name called) or any narcotics related offence imposed on him by any 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 in Nigeria or any other country for an offence involving dishonesty (by whatever name called) or any narcotics related offence or he has been found guilty of the contravention of the Code of Conduct (whether pardoned or not) ;
(e) he is an undischarged bankrupt, having been adjudged or otherwise declared bankrupt under any law in force in Nigeria or any other country ;
(f) 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;
(g) 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 and the Participation in Politics and Election (Misellaneous Provisions) Act 1991.
(h) he is a member of any secret society (by whatever name called or known); or
(i) he has been elected to such office at any two previous elections.
(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 bankrupt, any appeal against the decision is pending in any court of law in accordance with any law in force in Nigeria or in any other country, subsection (1) of this section shall not apply during a period beginning from the date when the appeal is lodged and ending on the date when the appeal lapses or is abandoned, whichever is earlier ; and for the purposes of this subsection, an "appeal" includes any application for an injunction or an order of certiorari, mandamus, prohibition or habeas corpus, or any appeal from any such application.