A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 1999 (FOURTH ALTERATION, NOS 4, 9, AND 16) ACTS, 2017.

Authors

  • PROF. O.N. OGBU Faculty of Law, Renaissance University, Ugbawka, Enugu; Former Dean, Faculty of Law, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani, Enugu State.

Keywords:

Constitution, amendment, alteration and legislature.

Abstract

The paper examines the 4 th Alteration Act Numbers 4. 9 and 16 to the 1999 Nigerian Constitution and found that the alterations serve a useful purpose in fast tracking the electoral process. However, the alterations ought not be part of the Constitution but should be contained in ordinary laws so as to avoid frequent amendments to the Constitution. The paper further identifies the limitation on the powers of the legislature by judicial decisions with respect to legislating on time limitations for the conduct of judicial proceedings and recommends that the legislature can enact provisions vin laws as a way of overcoming the limitation imposed on it in this regard by the court.

 

Author Biography

PROF. O.N. OGBU, Faculty of Law, Renaissance University, Ugbawka, Enugu; Former Dean, Faculty of Law, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani, Enugu State.

Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, Renaissance University, Ugbawka, Enugu; Former Dean, Faculty of

Law, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani, Enugu State.

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Published

2024-02-21

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): Renaissance University Law Journal (RNULJ) Volume 2, No.1, December, 2022

Section

Articles