Section 144 Electoral Act 2026

Section 144 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Persons disqualified from acting as election officers. It provides as follows:

Any person holding an elective office to which this Act relates or a registered
member of a political party shall not be eligible for or be appointed to carry out
the duties of a returning officer, an electoral officer, presiding officer or a poll
clerk, and any officer appointed to carry out any of those duties shall not be eligible for nomination as a candidate for election while he or she continues to hold such appointment.