Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fourth Alteration) Acts, 2017
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(8) Where the panel reports to the House of Assembly that the
allegation has not been proved, no further proceedings shall be
taken in respect of the matter.
(9) Where the report of the panel is that the allegation against the
holder of the office has been proved, then within fourteen days of
the receipt of the report, the House of Assembly shall consider the
report, and if by a resolution of the House of Assembly, supported
by not less than two-thirds majority of all its members, the report
of the panel is adopted, then the holder of the office shall stand
removed from office as from the date of the adoption of the report.
(10) No proceedings or determination of the panel or of the
House of Assembly or any matter relating to such proceedings or
determination shall be entertained or questioned in any court.
(11) In this section -
“gross misconduct” means a grave violation or breach of the
provisions of this Constitution or a misconduct of such nature
as amounts in the opinion in the House of Assembly to gross
misconduct.
189. Permanent incapacity of Governor or Deputy Governor
(1) The Governor or Deputy Governor of a State shall cease to hold
office if-
(a) by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of all members
of the executive council of the State, it is declared that the
Governor or Deputy Governor is incapable of discharging the
functions of his office; and
(b) the declaration in paragraph (a) of this subsection is verified,
after such medical examination as may be necessary, by a
medical panel established under subsection (4) of this section in
its report to the Speaker of the House of Assembly.
(2) Where the medical panel certifies in its report that in its opinion
the Governor or Deputy Governor is suffering from such infirmity of
body or mind as renders him permanently incapable of discharging
the functions of his office, a notice thereof signed by the Speaker
128 The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second , Third and Fourth Alterations
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