The 1999 Constitution Section 305 (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the President may by instrument published in the Official -Gazette of the Government of the Federation issue a Proclamation of a state of emergency in the Federation or any part thereof. (The President of Nigeria can declare a State of Emergency in…
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 201 (1) Any person holding any of the offices to which this section applies shall only be removed from thatoffice by the Governor of that State acting on an address supported by two-thirds majority of the House of Assembly of the State praying that he be so removed for inability to…
The 1999 Constitution Section 197 (1)(a-c) There shall be established for each State of the Federation the following bodies, namely –State Civil Service Commission;State Independent Electoral Commission; andState Judicial Service Commission. (Each State of the Federation shall have a State Civil Service Commission, State Independent Electoral Commission and State Judicial Service Commission.) Section 197 (2)…
The 1999 Constitution Section 187 (1) In any election to which the foregoing provisions of this part of this Chapter relate a candidate for theoffice of Governor of a State shall not be deemed to have been validly nominated for such office unless he nominates another candidate as his associate for his running for the…
The 1999 Constitution Section 127 (1) A person holding the office of Auditor-General under section 126 (1) of this Constitution shall be removed from office by the Governor of the State acting on an address supported by two-thirds majority of the House of Assembly praying that he be so removed for inability to discharge the…
The 1999 Constitution Section 125 (1) There shall be an Auditor-General for each State who shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of section 126 of this Constitution. (This section creates the office of the Auditor General of a state and how a person shall be appointed in accordance with section 126 of the…
The 1999 Constitution Section 122 If the Appropriation Bill in respect of any financial year has not been passed into Law by the beginning ofthe financial year, the Governor may authorize the withdrawal of moneys from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the State for the purpose of meeting expenditure necessary to carry on the services…
The 1999 Constitution Section 120 (1) All revenues or other moneys raised or received by a State (not being revenues or other moneys payableunder this Constitution or any Law of a House of Assembly into any other public fund of the State established for a specific purpose) shall be paid into and form one Consolidated…
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…
