AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROCEDURE AND IMPACT OF IMPEACHMENT OF THE PRESIDENT AND GOVERNORS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 1999 (AS AMENDED)

UDEGBUNAM, PAMELA CHIDINMA (2026) AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROCEDURE AND IMPACT OF IMPEACHMENT OF THE PRESIDENT AND GOVERNORS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 1999 (AS AMENDED). Other thesis, GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY, ENUGU,.

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Abstract

This study investigates the legal, institutional, and practical aspects of the law and procedure of impeachment of the President and Governors in Nigeria between 1999 and 2025. Impeachment is a constitutional provision in Nigeria, having been enshrined in Sections 143, 144, and 188 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). It is a constitutional process borrowed from English and American Constitutions aimed at checking the excesses of the executive arm of government and instituted to serve as a remedy for cases of gross misconduct or incapacitation of the President or a Governor of a state. The study investigated the practice of impeachment in some selected countries of the world to find out whether the concept of impeachment is still relevant in this modern era. The study also discovered that the impeachment process in Nigeria has been compromised by the godfathers. It is in the light of these findings that the study recommends the following: there is need for constitutional amendment to explicitly define the concept of “gross misconduct”. This will prevent its abuses by the ruling party. The study concluded that impeachment is a veritable instrument for checks on corrupt and tyrannical tendencies of elected political office holders in presidential system of government.

Item Type: Thesis (Other)
Subjects: K Law > K Law (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Law
Depositing User: Nnenna Ayo
Date Deposited: 24 Jul 2026 10:01
Last Modified: 24 Jul 2026 10:01
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/5902

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