On Tuesday, March 25, the House passed a second reading bill trying to amend the constitution to allow the Nigerian Bar Association to receive petitions against corrupt judicial officials and consider defenses against petition officials.
Titled “A bill that requires resignation bill to serve from the Chief Justice of Nigeria, judges of certain courts in Nigeria and judges on related matters” aims to remove judicial judges and judges from their exercises.
The proposed law is sponsored by lawmakers representing Afam Ogene, Anambra State, federal constituency. It proposed paragraph 6 of Articles 231, 238, 250, 256 and 271 of the 1999 Constitution, requiring the removal of any corrupt Chief Justice from Nigeria, the President and Judge of the Court of Appeal, the Chief Justice of the Federal High Court, the Chief Justice of the Federal High Court, the Chief Justice of the Federal High Court, the Chief Justice of the Federal High Court, and the Chief Justice of the State and the Chief Justice of the State.
“The bill gives the Nigerian Bar Association the power to receive the petition against any judicial officer who has made mistakes, consider the defense of the petition officer and, if not satisfied, vote on him for confidence,” reads the draft section of the proposed law.
“If two-thirds of the NBA members distrust petition officials at an annual general meeting or meeting, then the continuation of his post will be effectively terminated.
“The termination of such an office means that it is speculated in the eyes of the law that judicial officials have resigned.”
