CONSTITUTION OF THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
1999

Chapter VII
The Judicature
Part I

Federal Courts


A - The Supreme Court of Nigeria
230. (1) There shall be a Supreme Court of Nigeria.
(2) The Supreme Court of Nigeria shall consist of -
(a) the Chief Justice of Nigeria; and
(b) such number of Justices of the Supreme Court, not exceeding twenty-one, as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly.

231. (1) The appointment of a person to the office of Chief Justice of Nigeria shall be made by the President on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council subject to confirmation of such appointment by the Senate.
(2) The appointment of a person to the office of a Justice of the Supreme Court shall be made by the President on the National Judicial Council subject to confirmation of such appointment by the senate.
(3) A person shall not be qualified to hold the office of Chief Justice of Nigeria or a Justice of the Supreme Court, unless he is qualified to practice as a legal practitioner in Nigeria and has been so qualified for a period of not less than fifteen years.
(4) If the office of Chief Justice of Nigeria is vacant or if the person holding the office is for any reason unable to perform the functions of the office, then until a person has been appointed to and has assumed the functions of that office, or until the person holding has resumed those functions, the President shall appoint the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court to perform those functions.
(5) Except on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, an appointment pursuant to the provisions of subsection (4) of this section shall cease to have effect after the expiration of three months from the date of such appointment, and the President shall not re-appointment a person whose appointment has lapsed.

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Barristers in the house over to you

"Laws become fragile under the influence of dictators."-Wayne Gerard Trotman

All these well aligned constitutional provision for the appointment and disengagement of a CJN does not apply to the tyrannical govt Nigeria have today.

Their working manual is the ad hoc constitution of the presidency kitchen cabal which promotes judicial anarchy, impunity, brigandage and abuse of the rule of law/due process.

So therefore, who will interpret?
Same judiciary or FG or the masses?
Over to you

Pusyiter:
So therefore, who will interpret?
Same judiciary or FG or the masses?
Over to you

Even the lawyers will be singing different tones. ..so who am I ?

Racoon:
All these well aligned constitutional provision for the appointment and disengagement of a CJN does not apply to the tyrannical govt Nigeria have today.

Their working manual is the ad hoc constitution of the presidency kitchen cabal which promotes judicial anarchy, impunity, brigandage and abuse of the rule of law/due process.

did Jonathan follow due process in the case of Ayo salami ? Even after NJC recommend his reinstatement?

we don't have a nation, we are only occupying a geographical space

That is one ugly thing about the legal profession.
Despite the laws as being written, their positions on a written document can have 100 interpretation even with the judiciary

myboy2111:

Even the lawyers will be singing different tones. ..so who am I ?