GOVERNMENT
JAMB 2009 - Question 12
Government 2009 JAMB Past Questions - Question 12: The power to nominate members of the judiciary at the federal level under the 1999 Constitution is vested in the
Correct Answer
C
Explanation
;The power to nominate membersof the judiciary at the federal level under the 1999 Constitution is vested inthe National Judiciary Council. According to 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the NationalJudicial Council shall have power to:-(a) recommend to the Presidentfrom among the list of persons submitted to it by -(i) the Federal JudicialService Commission, persons for appointment to the offices of the Chief Justiceof Nigeria, the Justice of the Supreme Court, etc.(II) The Judicial Service Committee of the Federal CapitalTerritory, Abuja, persons for appointment to the offices of the Chief Judge andJudges of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, etc.

