The 1999 Constitution Section 230 (1) There shall be a Supreme Court of Nigeria. (There will be a Supreme Court in Nigeria.) Section 230 (2)(a) The Supreme Court of Nigeria shall consist of – the Chief Justice of Nigeria; and (The Supreme Court of Nigeria will be made up of the Chief Justice of Nigeria;…
The 1999 Constitution Section 227 No association shall retain, organise, train or equip any person or group of persons for the purpose ofenabling them to be employed for the use or display of physical force or coercion in promoting any political objective or interest or in such manner as to arouse reasonable apprehension that they…
The 1999 Constitution Section 224 The programme as well as the aims and objects of a political party shall conform with the provisions ofChapter II of this Constitution. (The aims & objectives of the political party must be in compliance with Chapter II of this constitution.) Section 225 (1) Every political party shall, at such…
The 1999 Constitution Section 221 No association, other than a political party, shall canvass for votes for any candidate at any election orcontribute to the funds of any political party or to the election expenses of any candidate at an election. (Only political parties can campaign for votes for any candidate. Only political parties can…
The 1999 Constitution Section 219 The National Assembly shall (The National Assembly can do the following; ) Section 219 (a) in giving effect to the functions specified in section 217 of this Constitution; and (The National Assembly can enact/ create/ pass a law that gives power to the functions which have been provided in Section…
The 1999 Constitution Section 217 (1) There shall be an armed forces for the Federation which shall consist of an army, a navy, an Air Forceand such other branches of the armed forces of the Federation as may be established by an Act of the National Assembly. (This section creates an Armed Forces in Nigeria….
The 1999 Constitution Section 215 (1) (a) There shall be – an Inspector-General of Police who, subject to section 216(2) of this Constitution shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Nigeria Police Council from among serving members of the Nigeria Police Force; (A currently serving member of the Nigeria Police Force…
The 1999 Constitution Section 213 (1) Any report of the National Population Commission containing the population census after every censusshall be delivered to the President by the Chairman of the commission. (The Chairman of the National Population Commission is meant to deliver to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria any report after a…
The 1999 Constitution Section 210 (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, the right of a person in the public service of aState to receive pension or gratuity shall be regulated by law. (Based on the conditions set out in sub section 2 of this section 210, people who are employed…
The 1999 Constitution Section 206 There shall be for each State of the Federation a Civil Service. (Every state in Nigeria will have a Civil Service.) Section 207 Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, a State Civil Service Commission may, with the approval ofthe Governor and subject to such conditions as it may deem…
