By the provisions of section 182(1) of the 1999 Constitution, no person shall be qualified for election to the office of Governor of a State if:

• Subject to the provisions of section 28 of this Constitution, 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, he has made a declaration of allegiance to such other country; or
• He has been elected to such office at any two previous elections; or
• Under the law in any part of Nigeria, he is adjudged to be a lunatic or otherwise declared to be of unsound mind; or
• He is under a sentence of death imposed by any competent court of law or tribunal in Nigeria or a sentence of imprisonment for any offence involving dishonesty or fraud (by whatever name called) or any other 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; or

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