The 1999 Constitution Section 116 (1) Elections to a House of Assembly shall be held on a date to be appointed by the Independent National Electoral Commission. (INEC will be responsible for setting up a date for elections to enter the House of Assembly) Section 116 (2) The date mentioned in subsection (1) of this…
The 1999 Constitution Section 110 A member of the House of Assembly may be recalled as such a member if: (This section explains the process of recalling a member of the House of Assembly. If the following steps are carried out, the member of the House of Assembly must vacate office and ceases to be…
The 1999 Constitution Section 108 (1) The Governor of a State may attend a meeting of a House of Assembly of the State either to deliver an address on State affairs or to make such statement on the policy of government as he may consider to be of importance to the State (This section gives…
The 1999 Constitution Section 106 Subject to the provisions of section 107 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified for election as a member of a House of Assembly if – (a) he is a citizen of Nigeria; (b) he has attained the age of thirty years; (c) he has been educated up to…
The 1999 Constitution Section 103 (1) A House of Assembly may appoint a committee of its members for any special or general purpose as in its opinion would be better regulated and managed by means of such a committee, and may by resolution, regulation or otherwise as it thinks fit delegate any functions exercisable by…
The 1999 Constitution Section 90 There shall be a House of Assembly for each of the States of the Federation. (Every state must mandatorily have its own House of Assembly to make the State’s Laws & domesticate the Federal Laws (where necessary)) Section 91 Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, a House of Assembly…
The 1999 Constitution Section 39 (1) Every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference. (This guarantees your freedom of expression and the freedom to hold and express your opinions and information without interference from anyone) Section 39 (2) Without…
The recent appointment of Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun as the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Bola Tinubu, following the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC), has sparked a significant legal debate. The controversy centers on whether this appointment is constitutional, given that it has not yet been ratified by the National…
Introduction Nigerians have taken up to the streets to protest against the policies of the present administration which has led to bad governance, fuel subsidy, high cost of living, food inflation and hunger, unemployment amongst other things. The protest arose due to the reforms made by Nigeria’s current President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration in his…
The case we are about to gist you actually happened. We are only paraphrasing it for easy understanding and consumption by our readers. To read the judgment proper, this is the suit no – CA/C/02/2009 EVANGELIST ALFRED AMBE BASSEY V. PHCN & MR. FRIDAY UDOH (SERVICE ENGINEER) PHCN STATION, ORON Introduction It is believed by…
