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exceeding four months, in order to avoid the holding of an election for
that office during a period of dissolution of Parliament or at a time too
close to the beginning or to the end of such a period.
(3) Where for any reason at the date on which the term
of office of the President is due to expire under subsection (1) or (2)
of this section there is no person entitled by election under section 54
of this Constitution to fill the office of President, the person holding
or acting in the office of President shall continue to hold or act in that
office until thirty days after a person is elected to that office;
otherwise section 59 of this Constitution shall apply.
(4) Where a person is elected to fill a vacancy in the
office of President occurring before the end of a term stipulated by
subsection (1) of this section, he shall hold office only for the
unexpired portion of the term of office of his predecessor:
Provided that he shall be eligible for election as
President in his own right and for re-election in accordance with
subsection (1) of this section.
Vacating
office.
61. (1) The office of President shall become vacant before
the expiration of the term of his office as prescribed by section 60 of
this Constitution where the person holding that office -
(a) dies;
(b) resigns from office by writing signed by him
addressed to the National Assembly and
delivered to the office of the Speaker; or
(c) is removed from office under section 63 of
this Constitution on any of the grounds stated
in section 62 of this Constitution.
(2) The resignation of the President under
paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section shall take effect,
and the office shall accordingly become vacant, when the writing
is received by the office of the Speaker.
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