(d) within a period of less than 10 years before
the date of an election to a legislative house, he
has been convicted and sentenced for an offence
involving dishonesty or he has been found guilty
of a contravention of the Code of Conduct;
(e) he is an undischarged bankrupt, having been
adjudged or otherwise declared bankrupt under
any law in force in any part of Nigeria;
(f) he is a person employed in the public service
of the Federation or of any State and has not
resigned, withdrawn or retired from such
employment 30 days before the date of election;
(g) he is a member of a secret society;
(h) he has been indicted for embezzlement or
fraud by Judicial Commission of Inquiry or an
Administrative Panel of Inquiry or a Tribunal set
up under the Tribunals of Inquiry Act, a
Tribunals of Inquiry Law or any other law by the
Federal or State Government which indictment
has been accepted by the Federal or State
Governments respectively; or.
(i) he has presented a forged certificate to the
Independence National Electoral Commission.
(2) Where in respect of any person who has been(a) adjudged to be a lunatic;
(b) declared to be of unsound mind;
(c) sentenced to death or imprisonment; or
(d) adjudged or declared bankrupt,
any appeal against the decision is pending in any
court of law in accordance with any law in force
in Nigeria, subsection (1) of the section shall not
apply during a period beginning from the date
when such appeal is lodged and ending on the
date when the appeal is finally determined or, as
the case may be, the appeal lapses or is
abandoned, whichever is earlier.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2) of this section "appeal" includes any
application for an injunction or an order certiorari, mandamus, prohibition or habeas
corpus, or any appeal from any such application.
67. (1) The President may attend any joint meeting of the National Assembly or any meeting of either
House of the National Assembly, either to deliver an address on national affairs including fiscal
measures, or to make such statement on the policy of government as he considers to be of national
importance.
(2) A Minister of the Government of the Federation attend either House of the
National Assembly if invited to express to the House the conduct of his Ministry,
and in particular when the affairs of that Ministry are under discussion.
(3) Nothing in this section shall enable any person who is not a member of the
Senate or of the House of Representatives to vote in that House or in any of its
committees.