NigeriaNG
Article 157 — Removal of members
204 words
Verbatim text
(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, a
person holding any of the offices to which this section applies may
only be removed from that office by the President acting on an
address supported by two-thirds majority of the Senate praying
that he be so removed for inability to discharge the functions of the
office (whether arising from infirmity of mind or body or any other
cause) or for misconduct.
(2) This section applies to the offices of the Chairman and
members of the Code of Conduct Bureau, the Federal Civil Service
Commission, the Independent National Electoral Commission, the
National Judicial Council, the Federal Judicial Service Commission,
the Federal Character Commission, the Nigeria Police Council,
the National Population Commission, the Revenue Mobilisation
Allocation and Fiscal Commission and the Police Service
Commission. [Section 156(1(a)
is altered by the
Constitution of Federal
Republic of Nigeria
(First Alteration Act)
2010]
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations(3) All members of the National Population Commission shall cease
to be members if the President declares a National Census Report
as unreliable and the report is rejected in accordance with section
213 of this Constitution.
What this means
- The index files this text under article 157 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
- The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER V — The Legislature”.
- The row is titled “Removal of members”.
- The passage runs to about 204 words.
- Read plainly, it mentions police powers — it sets out what the police or other security services may do (the words used: “Police”).
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