Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fourth Alteration) Acts, 2017
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Official source(e) one person who is a legal practitioner and who has been
qualified to practise as a legal practitioner in Nigeria for a period
of not less than twelve years; and
(f) one other person, not being a legal practitioner, who in the
opinion of the President is of unquestionable integrity.
2. The Committee shall have power -
(a) to recommend to the National Judicial Council suitable
persons for nomination for appointment to the office of –
(i) the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja,
(ii) a Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja,
(iii) the Grand Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja,
(iv) the President of the Customary Court of Appeal of the
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja,
(v) a Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital
Territory, Abuja,
(vi) a Judge of the Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal
Capital Territory, Abuja;
(b) subject to the provisions of this Constitution, to recommend
to the National Judicial Council the removal from office of the
judicial officers specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph;
(c) to appoint, promote and exercise disciplinary control over the
Chief Registrar and Deputy Chief Registrars of the High Court,
the Sharia Court of Appeal and the Customary Court of Appeal
of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, magistrates, the judges
and members of the District and Area Courts of the Federal
Capital Territory, Abuja, if any, and all other members of the
staff of the judicial service of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
not otherwise specified in this Constitution and of the Judicial
Service Committee of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second , Third and Fourth Alterations 249
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