Section 39: Tenure of office of Governor.

(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person shall hold the office of the Governor until-
(a) when his successor in the office takes the Oath of that office ;
(b) he dies whilst holding office;
(c) the date when his resignation from office takes effect; or
(d) he otherwise Ceases to hold office in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the Governor shall vacate his office at the expiration of a period of 4 years commencing from the date when-
(a) in the case of a person first elected as Governor under this Act, he took the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Office and
(b) the person last elected to that office took the Oath of Allegiance, and the Oath of Office or would, but for his death, have taken such Oath.