A 1102 2010 No. 5 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (First A Iteration) A ct "(1) There shall be established for each State of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory one or more election tribunals to be known as the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunals which shall, to the exclusion of any Court or Tribunal, have original jurisdiction to hear and determine petitions as to whether— (a) any person has been validly elected as a member of the National Assembly ; and (b) any person has been validly elected as member of the House of Assembly of a State" ; (b) by deleting subsection (2) ; (c) in subsection (3), lines 1 and 2 by substituting for the words "National Assembly, Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunals" , the words, "National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunals" ; (d) in subsection (4), line 2 by substituting for the word, "two", the word, "one" ; (e) by inserting new subsections "(5)"-"(8)"— "(5) An election petition shall be filed within 21 days after the date of the declaration of result of the elections. (6) An election tribunal shall deliver its judgment in writing within 180 days from the date of the filing of the petition. (7) An appeal from a decision of an election tribunal or court shall be heard and disposed of within 60 days from the date of the delivery of judgment of the tribunal. (8) The Court in all appeals from election tribunal may adopt the practice oi first giving its decision and reserving the reasons therefore to a later date." Citation. 3 0 . This Act may be cited as the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (First Alteration) Act, 2010. SECOND SCHEDULE Part I, Item 56 of the Second Schedule to the Constitution is altered by inserting before the word "Regulation" the words, "Formation and". THIRD SCHEDULE Item (F) of the Third Schedule to the Constitution is altered— (a) by substituting for paragraph 14, a new paragraph "14"— "14 (1) The Independent National Electoral Commission shall comprise the following members— (a) a Chairman, who shall be the Chief Electoral Commissioner ; and (b) twelve other members to be known as N a t i o n a l Electoral Commissioners.