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Tinubu approves bill to standardize the retirement age for judges

Ehabahe Lawani
Ehabahe Lawani 11 Views

Retirement age and pension rights for judicial personnel, as well as other relevant issues, have been effectively brought into conformity with the signing of the Constitutional amendment Bill.

In exercising the authority granted to him by the 1999 Constitution as amended, President Bola Tinubu signed a new amendment to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Thursday at the State House.

The “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth Alteration) (No.37), 2023” proposed by the departing 9th National Assembly was enacted by President Tinubu.

Retirement age and pension rights for judicial personnel, as well as other relevant issues, have been effectively brought into conformity with the signing of the Constitutional amendment Bill.

According to the president’s spokesman, Abiodun Oladunjoye, Tinubu declared his administration’s commitment to bolstering the judiciary, upholding the rule of law, and enabling judicial officials to carry out their duties successfully as he signed the amendment Bill into law.

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