existence within the State any of the situations specified in subsection (3) (c), (d) and (e) of this section and such
situation does not extend beyond the boundaries of the State.
(5) The President shall not issue a Proclamation of a state of emergency in any case to which the provisions of
subsection (4) of this section apply unless the Governor of the State fails within a reasonable time to make a
request to the President to issue such Proclamation.
(6) A Proclamation issued by the President under this section shall cease to have effect (a) if it is revoked by the President by instrument published in the Official Gazette of the Government of the
Federation;
(b) if it affects the Federation or any part thereof and within two days when the National Assembly is in session,
or within ten days when the National Assembly is not in session, after its publication, there is no resolution
supported by two-thirds majority of all the members of each House of the National Assembly approving the
Proclamation;
(c) after a period of six months has elapsed since it has been in force:
Provided that the National Assembly may, before the expiration of the period of six months aforesaid, extend the
period for the Proclamation of the state of emergency to remain in force from time to time for a further period of
six months by resolution passed in like manner; or
(d) at any time after the approval referred to in paragraph (b) or the extension referred to in paragraph (c) of this
subsection, when each House of the National Assembly revokes the Proclamation by a simple majority of all the
members of each House.
306. (1) Save as otherwise provided in this section, any person who is appointed, elected or otherwise selected to
any office established by this Constitution may resign from that office by writing under his hand addressed to the
authority or person by whom he was appointed, elected or selected.
(2) The resignation of any person from any office established by this Constitution shall take effect when the
writing signifying the resignation is received by the authority or person to whom it is addressed or by any person
authorised by that authority or person to receive it.
(3) The notice of resignation of the President and of the Vice-President shall respectively be addressed to the
president of the Senate and to the President.
(4) On the resignation of the President, the President of the Senate shall forthwith give notice of the resignation
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(5) The notice of resignation of the Governor and of the Deputy Governor of a State shall respectively be
addressed to the Speaker of the House of Assembly and the Governor of the State.
(6) The notice of resignation of the President of the Senate and of the Speaker of the House of Representatives
shall in each case be addressed to the Clerk of the National Assembly, and the notice of resignation of the
Speaker of a House of Assembly shall be addressed to the Clerk of the House of Assembly of the State.
(7) The notice of resignation of a member of a legislative house shall be addressed to the President of the Senate
or, as the case may require, to the Speaker of the legislative house in question.
307. Notwithstanding any provisions contained in Chapter IV and subject to sections 131 and 177 of this
Constitution, no citizen of Nigeria by registration or under a grant of certificate of naturalisation shall within ten
years of such registration or grant, hold any elective or appointive office under this Constitution.
308. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Constitution, but subject to subsection (2) of this
section (a) no civil or criminal proceedings shall be instituted or continued against a person to whom this section applies
during his period of office;
(b) a person to whom this section applies shall not be arrested or imprisoned during that period either in
pursuance of the process of any court or otherwise; and