Section 142 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria

Section 142 of the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 is about Nomination and election of Vice-President. It is under Chapter VI (The Executive) of the Act.

(1) In any election to which the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Chapter relate, a candidate for an election to the office of President shall not be deemed to be validly nominated unless he nominates
another candidate as his associate from the same political party for his running for the office of President, who is to occupy the office of Vice-President and that candidate shall be deemed to have been duly elected to the office of Vice-President if the candidate for an election to the office of President who nominated him as such associate is duly elected as President in accordance with the provisions aforesaid.

(2) The provisions of this Part of this Chapter relating to qualification for election, tenure of office, disqualification, declaration of assets and liabilities and oaths of President shall apply in relation to the
office of Vice-President as if references to President were references to Vice-President.

Credit: Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC)