Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fourth Alteration) Acts, 2017
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Official source(b) for a period of less than fifteen years shall, if he retires at or
after the age of sixty-five years or sixty years, as the case may
be, be entitled to pension for life at a rate as in paragraph (a)
of this subsection pro rata the number of years he served as a
judicial officer in relation to the period of fifteen years, and all his
allowances in addition to other retirement benefits to which he
may be entitled under his terms and conditions of service; and
(c) in any case, shall be entitled to such pension and other
retirement benefits as may be regulated by an Act of the National
Assembly or by a law of a House of Assembly of a State.
(4) Nothing in this section or elsewhere in this Constitution shall
preclude the application of the provisions of any other law that
provides for pensions, gratuities and other retirement benefits for
persons in the public service of the Federation or a State.
292. Removal of judicial officers from office
(1) A judicial officer shall not be removed from his office or
appointment before his age of retirement except in the following
circumstances -
(a) in the case of -
[Section 292(1)(a) (i) Chief Justice of Nigeria, President of the Court of Appeal,
(i) is altered by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, President of the
Constitution of National Industrial Court, Chief Judge of the High Court of the
Federal Republic
of Nigeria (Third
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Grand Kadi of the Sharia Court
Alteration Act) 2010] of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and President,
Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja, by the President acting on an address supported by
two-thirds majority of the Senate,
(ii) Chief Judge of a State, Grand Kadi of a Sharia Court of
Appeal or President of a Customary Court of Appeal of a State,
by the Governor acting on an address supported by two-thirds
majority of the House of Assembly of the State,
praying that he be so removed for his inability to discharge the
functions of his office or appointment (whether arising from
infirmity of mind or of body) or for misconduct or contravention
of the Code of Conduct;
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