A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Cap. C23, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to Increase the Number of Judges of the Supreme Court of Nigeria to Conform with Federal Character Principles; and for Related Matters

Abstract

This Bill seeks to alter section 230 (2) (b) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, to bring it in conformity with the federal character principles as enshrined under section 14 (3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, by reviewing upward the number of Judges of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from twenty-one to thirty-seven.