Impeachment Under Nigerian Law: A Journey Through the Cases
14 Pages Posted: 1 Oct 2012
Date Written: September 30, 2012
Abstract
An impeachment is a mandatory prerequisite for the removal of an elected public official in most countries of the world including Nigeria. The process of impeachment of elected public officers under the 1999 Nigerian constitution has several loopholes which leave the system open to manipulation and abuse. This has been established in this paper through the examination of key impeachment cases that have occurred in Nigeria. The cases examined reveal the role and relevance of the judiciary in the sustenance of democracy and rule of law.
Keywords: Impeachment, Nigeria, Cases, Constitutional Law
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Duru, Onyekachi, Impeachment Under Nigerian Law: A Journey Through the Cases (September 30, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2154695 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2154695
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