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Article 157 — Removal of members

Article
157
Chapter
CHAPTER V — The Legislature
Index row title
Removal of members
Source document
nigerian constitution
Provision ID
c0811e1e-56cd-4153-8a9a-dc7e3d51f837

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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