AN EXAMINATION OF LAWS REGULATING ELECTION PETITIONS IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF NIGERIA

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AN EXAMINATION OF LAWS REGULATING ELECTION PETITIONS IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF NIGERIA 

ABSTRACT

Today, its no doubt that election petition forms an intrinsic nature of our democratic setting as dispute and dissatisfaction are bound to arise from the conduct of election and as such dispute has to be resolved and determined by a competent judicial bodies in order to maintain the interest law and order in the Country. The Constitution in fairness to this has created a special adjudicatory bodies otherwise called the tribunals and these as well include the National Assembly Election Tribunal, the Governorship and Legislative House Election Tribunal and the Court of Appeal with exclusive jurisdiction on matters pertaining to the presidential election but left a vacuum that has to do with laws creating and regulating Local Government Election Tribunal. This has therefore led to a lot of idea as to the nature and forms of laws regulating election petition in some Local Government in Nigeria. The project therefore examines the various Laws regulating election petition in some Local Government of Nigeria. The project examines particularly Bauchi and Kwara States Laws regulating election petition in their Local Governments.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CASES
TABLE OF STATUTES
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
100: INTRODUCTION
110: BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
120: OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
130: FOCUS OF STUDY
140: SCOPE OF STUDY
150: METHODOLOGY
160: LITERATURE REVIEW
170: DEFINITION OF TERM
180: CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 2
ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNALS IN NIGERIA
200: INTRODUCTION
210: ESTABLISHMENT AND TYPES OF ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNALS IN NIGERIA
2111: TYPES OF ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNALS IN NIGERIA
21110: THE COURT OF APPEAL
21111: THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION TRIBUNAL
21112: THE GOVERNORSHIP AND LEGISLATIVE HOUSE ELECTION TRIBUNAL
21113: THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION TRIBUNAL
220: CONTENT OF ELECTION PETITION IN NIGERIA
2210: NAMES OF THE TRIBUNAL AND THE PARTIES
2211: GROUNDS OF THE PETITION
22 12: PRAYERS OF A PETITION
2213: SERVICE OF PETITION
2214: SIGNING OF PETITION
230: PRESENTATION OF ELECTION PETITION IN NIGERIA
2310: FILING OF A PETITION
2311: TIME FOR PRESENTING A PETITION
2312: FILING OF REPLY
2313: HEARING OF ELECTION PETITION
240: AMENDMENT OF ELECTION PETITION IN NIGERIA
250: CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 3
PROBLEMS FACING ELECTION PETITION IN NIGERIA
300 INTRODUCTION
310: PROBLEMS FACING ELECTION PETITION IN NIGERIA
3110: FRAUD
3111: BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION
3112: RIGGING AND MANIPULATION
3113: ILLEGALITY AND IRREGULARITIES
320: CONCLUSION

CHAPTER 4
EXAMINATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTORAL LAWS IN NIGERIA
400: INTRODUCTION
410: SOURCES OF LAWS REGULATING LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTORAL LAWS
4111: CONSTITUTION
4112: ELECTORAL ACT
4113: STATE ELECTORAL LAWS
4114: CASE LAWS
4115: OPINIONS OF ACADEMIC WRITERS
420: EXAMINATION OF BAUCHI STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTORAL LAW
4210: NOTABLE FEATURES OF THE BAUCHI STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTORAL LAW
4211: DEATH OF CHAIRMAN BEFORE OATH OF OFFICE
4212: PRESENTATION AND DETERMINATION OF ELECTION PETITION
4213: PROCESS OF APPEL
4214: ISSUES OF MEMORANDUM OF APPEARANCE
4215: THE ENTRY AND DEFAULT OF APPEARANCE
4216: NON FILLING OF MEMORANDUM OF APPEARANCE
4217: HEARING OF ELECTION PETITION
4218:FILLING OF REPLY
4219:COPIES OF REPLY FOR SERVICE
42110:EFFECT OF DETERMINATION OF ELECTION PETITION
42111: FEES PAYABLE ON THE PRESENTATION OF AN ELECTION PETITION
430: EXAMINATION OF KWARA STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTORAL LAW
4310: NOTABLE FEATURES OF THE KWARA STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTORAL LAW
4311:OFFENCES IN RESPECT OF NOMINATION
4312:IMPROPER USE OF VOTER’S CARD
4313:IMPROPER USE OF VEHICLES
4314:DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR AT POLITICAL MEETING
4315: IMPERSONATION AND VOTING WHEN NOT QUALIFIED
4316: DERELICTION OF DUTY
4317: BRIBERY AND CONSPIRACY
4318: REQUIREMENT OF SECRECY IN VOTING
4319:OFFENCE ON ELECTION DAY
43110: WRONGFUL VOTING AND FALSE STATEMEN
43111: VOTING BY UNREGISTERED PERSON
43112: TREATING
43112: UNDUE INFLUENCE
43113: FEES PAYABLE ON THE PRESENTATION OF AN ELECTION PETITION
440: CONCLUSION

CHAPTER 5
GENERAL CONCLUSION
500 CONCLUSION
510 RECOMMENDATION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ARTICLES IN JOURNALS
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