CENTER FOR CONSTITUTION OF NIGERIA
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CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 1999 [FIRST ALTERATION ACTS]
The Constitution of Nigeria, 1999
CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (FIRST ALTERATION) ACT, 2010
-LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This Act alters the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 among other things, to provide for the Financial Independence of the National Assembly and Independent National Electoral Commission.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
1. Alteration of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999
2. Alteration of Section 66
3. Alteration of Section 69
4. Alteration of Section 75
5. Alteration of Section 76
6. Alteration of Section 81
7. Alteration of Section 84
8. Alteration of Section 107
9. Alteration of Section 110
10. Alteration of Section 116
11. Alteration of Section 132
12. Alteration of Section 135
13. Alteration of Section 137
14. Substitution for Section 145
15. Alteration of Section 156
16. Alteration of Section 160
17. Alteration of Section 178
18. Alteration of Section 180
19. Alteration of Section 182
20. Substitution for Section 190.
21. Alteration of Section 200
22. Substitution for Section 228 (a) and (b).
23. Alteration of Section 229
24. Alteration of Section 233
25. Alteration of Section 239
26. Alteration of Section 246.
27. Alteration of Section 251
28. Alteration of Section 272.
29. Alteration of Section 285
30. Citation.
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CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (FIRST ALTERATION) ACT, 2010
An Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 and for related matters.
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[COMMENCEMENT] — [6TH DAY OF JULY, 2010]
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ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria—
1. Alteration of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (in this Act referred to as “the Principal Act”) is altered as set out in this Act.