Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fourth Alteration) Acts, 2017
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Official source(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.
(3) Within fourteen days of the presentation of the notice to the
President of the Senate (whether or not any statement was made
by the holder of the office in reply to the allegation contained in
the notice) each House of the National Assembly shall resolve by
motion without any debate whether or not the allegation shall be
investigated.
(4) A motion of the National Assembly that the allegation be
investigated shall not be declared as having been passed, unless it
is supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds majority of all
the members of each House of the National Assembly.
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