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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023

Annotated alteration evidence — page 78

Jurisdiction
Nigeria
Provision
78
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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[Section 84(4) the Federal High Court, Judge of the Federal High Court, President is altered by of the National Industrial Court, Judge of the National Industrial Constitution of the Federal Republic of Court, Chief Judge and Judge of the High Court of the Federal Nigeria, 1999 (Third Capital Territory, Abuja, Chief Judge of a State, Judge of the Alteration Act) High Court of a State, Grand Kadi and Kadi of the Sharia Court of 2010] Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, President and Judge of the Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Grand Kadi and Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of a State, President and Judge of the Customary Court of Appeal of a State, the Auditor-General for the Federation and the Chairmen and members of the following executive bodies, namely, the Code of Conduct Bureau, the Federal Civil Service Commission, the Independent National Electoral Commission, the National Judicial Council, the Federal Judicial Service Commission, the Judicial Service Committee of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the Federal Character Commission, the Code of Conduct Tribunal, the National Population Commission, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, the Nigeria Police Council and the Police Service Commission. (5) Any person who has held office as President or Vice-President shall be entitled to pension for life at a rate equivalent to the annual salary of the incumbent President or Vice-President: Provided that such a person was not removed from office by the process of impeachment or for breach of any provisions of this Constitution. (6) Any pension granted by virtue of subsection (5) of this section shall be a charge upon the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation. (7) The recurrent expenditure of judicial offices in the Federation (in addition to salaries and allowances of the judicial officers mentioned in subsection (4) of this section) shall be charge upon the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation. [Section 84(8) is inserted by (8) The recurrent expenditure of the Independent National Electoral Constitution of the Commission, in addition to salaries and allowances of the Chairman Federal Republic of and members, shall be a charge upon the Consolidated Revenue Nigeria, 1999 (First Fund of the Federation. Alteration Act) 2010] 72 The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations

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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023 · placng.org · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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