Final Constitution - Revision history

63.231.230.223: Undo revision 4287 by 192.162.19.21 (Talk)

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-	~~nabMaz Very informative post.Really looking forward~~ to ~~read more. Awesome~~.	+	==<center>Preamble</center>==
		+	We, the States:
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		+	Invoking the favor of Almighty God, Who directs the affairs and controls the destinies of men;
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		+	Each State acting in its sovereign and independent character:
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		+	Conscious of our responsibilities to God and our fellow countrymen;
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		+	Convinced that through unity no obstacle shall be insurmountable;
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		+	Affirming our determination to secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of liberty and justice;
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		+	Proclaiming our devotion to government of the people, by the people, and for the people;
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		+	Do solemnly ordain and promulgate this Constitution.

	==<center>Chapter 1<br>The Head of State</center>==		==<center>Chapter 1<br>The Head of State</center>==

192.162.19.21: nabMaz Very informative post.Really looking forward to read more. Awesome.

192.162.19.21 — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:43:05 GMT

nabMaz Very informative post.Really looking forward to read more. Awesome.

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-	~~==<center>Preamble</center>==~~	+	nabMaz Very informative post.Really looking forward to read more. Awesome.
-	~~We, the States:~~	+
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-	~~Invoking the favor of Almighty God, Who directs the affairs and controls the destinies of men;~~	+
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-	~~Each State acting in its sovereign and independent character:~~	+
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-	~~Conscious of our responsibilities~~ to ~~God and our fellow countrymen;~~	+
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-	~~Convinced that through unity no obstacle shall be insurmountable;~~	+
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-	~~Affirming our determination to secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of liberty and justice;~~	+
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-	~~Proclaiming our devotion to government of the people, by the people, and for the people;~~	+
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-	~~Do solemnly ordain and promulgate this Constitution~~.	+

	==<center>Chapter 1<br>The Head of State</center>==		==<center>Chapter 1<br>The Head of State</center>==

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Chapter 3The Legislature

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Chapter 1The National Territory

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-	~~'''1.''' The national territory comprises the States, the city of Shoenfeld, and all other territories over which Ledgersia has sovereignty or jurisdiction.~~
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-	~~'''2.''' (1) D'Hondt, Jefferson, Sainte-Laguë, and Webster are the States of the Republic.~~
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-	(2) Other States may be admitted into the Republic by a vote of two-thirds of the Senate and two-thirds of the House of Representatives; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other State, nor shall any State be formed by the junction of two or more States, or parts of States, without the consent of the legislatures of the States concerned, as well as of Parliament.
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-	~~(3) Parliament shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations concerning the property of the Republic, including the lands thereof.~~
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-	(4) Ledgersia may acquire new territory, and Parliament shall have power to legislate and provide governments for the inhabitants of all territory belonging to the Republic, lying without the limits of the several states, and may permit them, at such times, and in such manner as it may by law provide, to form states to be admitted into the Republic.
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-	~~(5) If ever in the opinion of any State further membership in the Republic is injurious to the interests of the State or the welfare of its people, that State may freely secede from Ledgersia.~~
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-	~~(6) Any State which has seceded from Ledgersia may voluntarily rejoin the Republic, in accordance with paragraph (2) of this section.~~
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-	~~'''3.''' (1) The capital of the Republic is the city of Shoenfeld.~~
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-	~~(2) The organization, functioning, and operation of the city of Shoenfeld shall be determined by law.~~

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	'''22.''' The appointment and removal of persons in the service of the Republic shall be vested in the President, unless the appointment or removal is delegated by the President to some other authority or is in terms of this Constitution or any other law vested in some other authority.		'''22.''' The appointment and removal of persons in the service of the Republic shall be vested in the President, unless the appointment or removal is delegated by the President to some other authority or is in terms of this Constitution or any other law vested in some other authority.
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		+	'''1.''' The Chamber of Deputies shall be composed of:
		+	<br>(a) 200 members elected from electoral districts apportioned among the states in accordance with the provisions of section 2.
		+	<br>(b) 200 members elected at large by the qualified voters of Nigeria.
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		+	'''2.''' (1) Nigeria shall be divided into 200 electoral districts in such manner as the competent authority, acting with the approval of each chamber of Congress signified by resolution, may prescribe.
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		+	(2) No electoral district shall form part of more than one state and the boundaries of each electoral district shall be such that the number of inhabitants thereof is as nearly equal to the population
		+	quota as is reasonably practicable.
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		+	(3) Congress shall review the division of Nigeria into electoral districts at intervals of not less than eight and not more than ten years and may alter the electoral districts in accordance with the provisions of this section to such extent as it may consider desirable in the light of the review.
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		+	(4) Where the boundaries of any electoral district established under this section are altered in accordance with the provisions of this section, that alteration shall come into effect upon the next dissolution of Congress after the alteration has been approved by both chambers of Congress.
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		+	(5) In this section "population quota" means the number obtained by dividing the number of the inhabitants of Nigeria by 200.
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		+	(6) For the purposes of this section the number of inhabitants of Nigeria or any part thereof shall be ascertained by reference to the latest census of the population of Nigeria.
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		+	'''3.''' Every electoral district established under section 2 of this Constitution shall return to the Chamber of Deputies one member who shall be elected by an absolute majority of votes cast. If such a majority is not obtained on the first ballot, a second ballot shall take place on the fourteenth day thereafter. Only the two candidates polling the greatest number of votes in the first ballot, after any withdrawal of better placed candidates, may stand in the second ballot.
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		+	'''4.''' The members referred to in paragraph (b) of section 1 shall be elected from a national constituency in such a way as to ensure that votes are converted into seats in accordance with the proportional representation system and using the Sainte-Laguë method.
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<center>Chapter 2<br>Executive Government</center>

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	<br>(i) in exercising his powers in terms of section sixty the President shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of that section, act in accordance with his own discretion;		<br>(i) in exercising his powers in terms of section sixty the President shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of that section, act in accordance with his own discretion;
-	<br>(ii) in appointing a Prime Minister in terms of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section fourteen the President shall appoint the person who, in his opinion, is best able to command the support of a majority of the members of the House of Representatives;	+	<br>(ii) in appointing a Prime Minister in terms of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section fourteen the President shall appoint the person who, in his opinion, is best able to command the support of a majority of the members of the House of Representatives.
-	~~<br>(iii) in exercising his powers in terms of subsection (2) or subsection (8) of section sixty-eight in relation to the Chief Justice the President shall act in accordance with his own discretion~~.	+

	(2) Where the President is required to act in accordance with his own discretion or the advice of any specified person or authority, a court shall not, in any case, inquire into any of the following questions or matters-		(2) Where the President is required to act in accordance with his own discretion or the advice of any specified person or authority, a court shall not, in any case, inquire into any of the following questions or matters-

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	(2) The salary of the members of the Electoral Commission of the Republic shall not be reduced during their continuance in office.		(2) The salary of the members of the Electoral Commission of the Republic shall not be reduced during their continuance in office.

-	==<center>Chapter 6<br>Finance</center>==	+	==<center>Chapter 6<br>Finance and Trade</center>==
		+	'''89.''' All revenues or moneys raised or received by the Government of Ledgersia shall form one Consolidated Revenue Fund, to be appropriated for the purposes of the Government in the manner and subject to the charges and liabilities imposed by this Constitution.

		+	'''90.''' The costs, charges, and expenses incident to the collection, management, and receipt of the Consolidated Revenue Fund shall form the first charge thereon; and the revenue of the Republic shall in the first instance be applied to the payment of the expenditure of the Republic.

		+	'''91.''' No money shall be drawn from the Consolidated Revenue Fund except under appropriation made by law.

		+	'''92.''' When any department of the public service of a State is transferred to the Republic—
		+	<br>(i) all property of the State of any kind, used exclusively in connection with the department, shall become vested in the Republic; but, in the case of the departments controlling customs and excise and bounties, for such time only as the President may declare to be necessary;
		+	<br>(ii) the Republic may acquire any property of the State, of any kind used, but not exclusively used in connection with the department; the value thereof shall, if no agreement can be made, be ascertained in, as nearly as may be, the manner in which the value of land, or of an interest in land, taken by the State for public purposes is ascertained under the law of the State in force;
		+	<br>(iii) the Republic shall compensate the State for the value of any property passing to the Republic under this section; and
		+	<br>(iv) the Republic shall, at the date of the transfer, assume the current obligations of the State in respect of the department transferred.

		+	'''93.''' Parliament shall not, by any law or regulation of trade, commerce, or revenue, give preference to one State or any part thereof over another State or any part thereof.
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		+	'''94.''' (1) There shall be an Inter-State Commission, with such powers of adjudication and administration as Parliament deems necessary for the execution and maintenance, within the Republic, of the provisions of this Constitution relating to trade and commerce, and of all laws made thereunder.
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		+	(2) The members of the Inter-State Commission—
		+	<br>(i) shall be appointed by the President;
		+	<br>(ii) shall hold office for seven years, but may be removed within that time by the President, on an address from both houses of Parliament in the same session praying for such removal on the ground of proved misbehavior or incapacity; and
		+	<br>(iii) shall receive such remuneration as Parliament may fix; but such remuneration shall not be diminished during their continuance in office.
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		+	'''95.''' Parliament may take over from the States their public debts, or a proportion thereof according to the respective numbers of their people as shown by the latest statistics of the Republic, and may convert, renew, or consolidate such debts, or any part thereof; and the States shall indemnify the Republic in respect of the debts taken over, and thereafter the interest payable in respect of the debts shall be deducted and retained from the portions of the surplus revenue of the Republic payable to the several States, or if such surplus is insufficient, or if there is no surplus, then the deficiency or the whole amount shall be paid by the several States.
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		+	'''96.''' (1) The Government of Ledgersia may make agreements with the States with respect to the public debts of the States, including-
		+	<br>(a) the taking over of such debts by the Republic;
		+	<br>(b) the management of such debts;
		+	<br>(c) the payment of interest and the provision and management of sinking funds in respect of such debts;
		+	<br>(d) the consolidation, renewal, conversion, and redemption of such debts;
		+	<br>(e) the indemnification of the Republic by the States in respect of debts taken over by the Republic; and
		+	<br>(f) the borrowing of money by the States or by the Republic.
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		+	'''97.''' On the imposition of uniform duties of customs, trade, commerce, and intercourse among the States shall be absolutely free.

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	<br>(i) shall be appointed by the President;		<br>(i) shall be appointed by the President;
	<br>(ii) shall not be removed except by the President, on an address from both houses of Parliament in the same session, praying for such removal on the ground of proved misbehavior or incapacity;		<br>(ii) shall not be removed except by the President, on an address from both houses of Parliament in the same session, praying for such removal on the ground of proved misbehavior or incapacity;
-	<br>(iii) shall receive such renumeration as Parliament may fix; but the renumeration shall not be ~~diminished~~ during their continuance in office.	+	<br>(iii) shall receive such renumeration as Parliament may fix; but the renumeration shall not be reduced during their continuance in office.

	(2) The appointment of a Justice of the Supreme Court shall be for a term expiring upon his attaining the age of seventy years, and a person shall not be appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court if he has attained that age.		(2) The appointment of a Justice of the Supreme Court shall be for a term expiring upon his attaining the age of seventy years, and a person shall not be appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court if he has attained that age.
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	'''80.''' The trial on indictment of any offense against any law of the Republic shall be by jury, and every such trial shall be held in the State where the offense was committed, and if the offense was not committed within any State the trial shall be held at such place or places as Parliament prescribes.		'''80.''' The trial on indictment of any offense against any law of the Republic shall be by jury, and every such trial shall be held in the State where the offense was committed, and if the offense was not committed within any State the trial shall be held at such place or places as Parliament prescribes.
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		+	==<center>Chapter 5<br>The Electoral Commission for the Republic</center>==
		+	'''81.''' There shall be an Electoral Commission for the Republic which shall consist of-
		+	<br>(a) a Chief Electoral Commissioner, who shall be chairman; and
		+	<br>(b) five members from each State.
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		+	'''82.''' The members of the Electoral Commission of the Republic shall be appointed by the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister.
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		+	'''83.''' Before tendering any advice for the purposes of this section in relation to the appointment of the member of the Electoral Commission of the Republic representing a State, the Prime Minister shall consult the Governor of that State.
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		+	'''84.''' A person shall not be qualified to hold the office of a member of the Electoral Commission of the Republic if he is a member of the public service of the Republic or the public service of a State.
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		+	'''85.''' Subject to the provisions of this Chapter, a member of the Electoral Commission of the Republic shall vacate his office-
		+	<br>(a) at the expiration of five years from the date of his appointment; or
		+	<br>(b) if any circumstances arise that, if he were not a member of the Commission, would cause him to be disqualified for appointment as such.
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		+	'''86.''' (1) A member of the Electoral Commission of the Republic may be removed from office by the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, for inability to discharge the functions of his office (whether arising from infirmity of mind or body or any other cause) or for misbehavior.
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		+	(2) A member of the Electoral Commission of the Republic shall not be removed from office except in accordance with the provisions of this section.
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		+	'''87.''' In the exercise of its functions under this Constitution the Electoral Commission of the Republic shall not be subject to the direction or control of any other person or authority.
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		+	'''88.''' (1) There shall be charged upon and paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the members of the Electoral Commission of the Republic such salaries as may from time to time be prescribed by a law of the Legislature and such allowances as may be prescribed by or under any such law.
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		+	(2) The salary of the members of the Electoral Commission of the Republic shall not be reduced during their continuance in office.
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	==<center>Chapter 1<br>The National Territory</center>==		==<center>Chapter 1<br>The National Territory</center>==
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	(2) The organization, functioning, and operation of the city of Shoenfeld shall be determined by law.		(2) The organization, functioning, and operation of the city of Shoenfeld shall be determined by law.
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