President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday at the State House, Abuja, performed his maiden act of assenting a bill to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth Alteration) (No.37), 2023 presented by the outgoing 9th National Assembly.
With the signing of the Constitutional Amendment Bill, all judicial officers of superior courts of record will now retire from service at 70 instead of 65 and pension rights of judicial officers have been effectively brought into uniformity and other related matters.
The bill defines a judicial officer of superior courts of record thus: “A judicial officer appointed to the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Federal High Court, National Industrial Court, High Court of Federal Capital Territory Abuja, High Court of a State, Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Sharia Court of Appeal of a State and Customary Court of Appeal of a State may retire when he attains the age of 65 years and he shall cease to hold office when he attains the age of 70 years.”
The bill was part of the constitution alteration bills transmitted to State Houses of Assembly for concurrence in 2022, but not part of the 35 that secured the required approval of 24 out of 36 state assemblies.
Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Information, State House in a statement, said the president signed the bill into law in the exercising of the powers vested in him under the 1999 Constitution as amended, President Tinubu pledged his administration’s dedication to strengthening the judiciary, ensuring the rule of law, and empowering judicial officers to execute their responsibilities effectively.
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