Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth Alteration) (No. 23) Act, 2023 🇳🇬

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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth Alteration) (No. 23) Act, 2023

Published on 26 April 2023
Assented to on 3 March 2023
Commenced on 3 March 2023
[This is the version of this document from 26 April 2023.]

AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 TO REQUIRE THE PRESIDENT AND GOVERNORS TO SUBMIT THE NAMES OF PERSONS NOMINATED AS MINISTERS OR COMMISSIONERS WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF TAKING THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR CONFIRMATION BY THE SENATE OR STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS.ENACTED BY THE National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria—

1. Alteration of the Constitution

The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (in this Act referred to as “the Principal Act”) is altered as set out in this Act.

2. Alteration of section 147

Section 147 of the Constitution is altered —

(a)in subsection (2), by inserting after the word “President”, in line 3, a new “proviso” —

“Provided that no Ministerial nominee shall be confi…

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