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Article 77 — Direct election and franchise

Article
77
Chapter
CHAPTER V — The Legislature
Index row title
Direct election and franchise
Source document
nigerian constitution
Provision ID
632aee6a-282a-40b8-b08a-5ab4402f4c2e

101 words

Verbatim text

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, every Senatorial district or Federal constituency established in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Chapter shall return one member who shall be directly elected to the Senate or the House of Representatives in such manner as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly. (2) Every citizen of Nigeria, who has attained the age of eighteen years, residing in Nigeria at the time of the registration of voters for purposes of election to a legislative house, shall be entitled to be registered as a voter for that election.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 77 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER V — The Legislature”.
  • The row is titled “Direct election and franchise”.
  • The passage runs to about 101 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”).

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