Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023
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Official source141. Establishment of office of Vice-President
There shall be for the Federation a Vice-President.
142. Nomination and election of Vice-President
(1) In any election to which the foregoing provisions of this Part of this
Chapter relate, a candidate for an election to the office of President
shall not be deemed to be validly nominated unless he nominates
another candidate as his associate from the same political party for
his running for the office of President, who is to occupy the office
of Vice-President and that candidate shall be deemed to have
been duly elected to the office of Vice-President if the candidate
for an election to the office of President who nominated him as
such associate is duly elected as President in accordance with the
provisions aforesaid.
(2) The provisions of this Part of this Chapter relating to qualification
for election, tenure of office, disqualification, declaration of assets
and liabilities and oaths of President shall apply in relation to the
office of Vice-President as if references to President were references
to Vice-President.
143. Removal of President from office
(1) The President or Vice-President may be removed from office in
accordance with the provisions of this section.
(2) Whenever a notice of any allegation in writing signed by not less
than one-third of the members of the National Assembly-
(a) is presented to the President of the Senate;
(b) stating that the holder of the office of President or Vice-
President is guilty of gross misconduct in the performance of
the functions of his office, detailed particulars of which shall be
specified,
the President of the Senate shall within seven days of the receipt
of the notice cause a copy thereof to be served on the holder of
the office and on each member of the National Assembly, and shall
also cause any statement made in reply to the allegation by the
holder of the office to be served on each member of the National
Assembly.
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