If A Gov Can’t Remove A LG Chairman, If A Gov Can’t Remove A LG Chairman, Where Does The Pres Got The Power To Remove A Gov? -Femi Falana

In a video featured on Arise TV, Femi Falana, SAN, a senior advocate of Nigeria, emphasized that just as a governor lacks the authority to remove elected local government chairmen or counselors, similarly, a president cannot dismiss a sitting governor. He likened the removal of a governor by the president to an imaginary scenario where the National Assembly attempts to pass a resolution removing the president, highlighting the absence of such provisions.

Falana pointed out that the Constitution outlines specific procedures for removing a governor, such as resignation, death, or impeachment. Therefore, he asserted that no president in Abuja possesses the power to suspend or remove a duly elected governor.

According to him, “There are provisions in the constitution for removing a governor, and it is either by resignation, death, or impeachment, so a president in Abuja cannot suspend or remove a governor. It’s like the National Assembly passing a resolution that the president has been removed; there is no such provision. The Supreme Court has said that no governor has the power to remove elected local government officials before the end of their tenure. If a governor cannot remove a local government chairman or a counselor, where does the president got the power to remove a governor?”..……See More

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