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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 10

Section 251Right of attendance at general meeting

(1)
Subject to section 252 of this Act, every member has a right to attend any general meeting of the company in accordance with the provisions of section 107.
(2)
In the case of joint holders, the vote of the senior joint holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and for this purpose seniority is determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members.
(3)
A member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis person in the nature of a committee, receiver or curator bonis appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 251

What this section means

From the guide: Voting, proxies, quorum and minutes at company meetings under CAMA 2020

  • Every member can attend, and everyone entitled to notice can attend (sections 251 and 252).
  • A member of unsound mind can vote through his committee or receiver (section 251).

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Source: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (Act No. 3 of 2020), Official Gazette No. 124, Lagos, 10 August 2020. General information, not legal advice.