Nigeria: NJC/Rivers Government Standoff Over Appointment of Chief Judge

6 April 2014

Nothing is wrong with the constitutional provisions for the appointment of a chief judge for a state. The operators of the constitution only need to abide by the letter and spirit of the law.

The face-off between the Rivers State Government and the National Judicial Council over the appointment of a chief judge for the state should not have degenerated into such a crisis if the parties had followed the clear provisions of the constitution. The constitutional provisions governing such appointment are so straightforward that you don't have to be a lawyer to interpret them correctly. They are to be found in section 271 (1), (2),'(3), (4) and (5) of the 1999 Constitution.

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