Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023
Annotated alteration evidence — page 78
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Official source[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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