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Section 275-279 of the Nigerian Constitution 1999

Preamble to the Constitution Section 1 – Supremacy of constitution Section 2 – The Federal Republic of Nigeria Section 3 – States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Section 4 – Legislative powers Section 5 – Executive powers Section 6 – Judicial powers Section 7 – Local government system Section 8 – New states and boundary adjustment, etc. Section 9 – Mode of altering provisions of the constitution Section 10 – Prohibition of State Religion Section 11 – Public order and public security Section 12 – Implementation of treaties Section 13-24 – Chapter II [Fundamental Objectives and directive Principles of State Policy] Section 25-32 – Chapter III [Citizenship] Section 33 – Right to life Section 34 – Right to dignity of human persons Section 35 – Right to personal liberty Section 36 – Right to fair hearing Section 37 – Right to private and family life Section 38 – Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion Section 39 – Right to freedom of expression and the press Section 40 – Right to peaceful assembly and association Section 41 – Right to freedom of movement Section 42 – Right to freedom from discrimination Section 43 – Right to acquire and own immovable property Section 44 – Compulsory acquisition of property Section 45 – Restriction on and derogation from fundamental human rights Section 46 – Special jurisdiction of High Court and Legal aid Section 47-51 [Part I – National Assembly (A – Composition and Staff of National Assembly)] Section 52-64 (B – Procedure for Summoning and Dissolution of National Assembly) Section 65-70 (C – Qualifications for Membership of National Assembly and Right of Attendance) Section 71-79 (D – Elections to National Assembly) Section 80-89 (E – Powers and Control over Public Funds) Section 90-93 [Part II – House of Assembly of a State (A – Composition and Staff of House of Assembly)] Section 94-105 (B – Procedure for Summoning and Dissolution of House of Assembly) Section 106-111 (C – Qualification for Membership of House of Assembly and Right of Attendance) Section 112-119 (D – Elections to a House of Assembly) Section 120-129 (E – Powers and control over Public Funds) Section 130-152 [Part I – Federal Executive (A – The President of the Federation)] Section 153-161 (B – Establishment of Certain Federal Executive Bodies) Section 162-168 (C – Public Revenue) Section 169-175 (D – The Public Service of the Federation) Section 176-196 [Part II – State Executive (A – The Governor of a State)] Section 197-205 (B – Establishment of Certain State Executive Bodies) Section 206-212 (C – The Public Service of State) Section 213 [Part III – Supplemental (A – National Population Census)] Section 214-216 (B – Nigeria Police Force) Section 217-220 (C – Armed Forces of the Federation) Section 221-229 (D – Political Parties) Section 230-236 [Part I – Federal Courts (A – The Supreme Court of Nigeria)] Section 237-248 (B – The Court of Appeal) Section 249-254 (C – The Federal High Court) Section 255-259 (D – The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja) Section 260-264 (E – The Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja) Section 265-269 (F – The Customary Court of appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja) Section 270-274 [Part II – State Courts (A – High Court of a State)] Section 275-279 (B – Sharia Court of Appeal of a State) Section 280-284 (C – Customary Court of Appeal of a State) Section 285 [Part III – Election Tribunals] Section 286-296 [Part IV – Supplemental] Section 297-304 [Part I – Federal Capital Territory, Abuja] Section 305-308 [Part II – Miscellaneous Provisions] Section 309-317 [Part III – Transitional Provisions and Savings] Section 318-320 [Part IV – Interpretation, Citation and Commencement] First Schedule Second Schedule Third Schedule Fourth Schedule Fifth Schedule Sixth Schedule Seventh Schedule

Section 275 to 279 of the Nigerian Constitution 1999

Section 275 to 279 of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 is under B (Sharia Court of Appeal of a State) of Part II (State Courts) of Chapter VII (The Judicature) of the constitution.

Section 275 of the Nigerian Constitution 1999

Establishment of Sharia Court of Appeal

(1) There shall be for any State that requires it a Sharia Court of Appeal for that State.
(2) The Sharia Court of Appeal of the State shall consist of –
(a) A Grandi Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal; and
(b) such member of Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal as may be prescribed by the House of Assembly of the State.

See also  Schedule I of the Nigerian Constitution 1999

Section 276 of the Nigerian Constitution 1999

Appointment of Grand Kadi and Kadis of the Sharia Court of Appeal of a State

(1) The appointment of a person to the office of the Grandi Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of a State shall
be made by the Governor of the State on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, subject to
confirmation of such appointment by the House of Assembly of the State.

(2) The appointment of a person to the office of a Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of a State shall be made by the
Governor of the State on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council.

(3) A person shall not be qualified to hold office as a Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of a State unless –
(a) he is a legal practitioner in Nigeria and has been so qualified for a period of not less than ten years and has
obtained a recognised qualification in Islamic law from an institution acceptable to the National Judicial Council; or
(b) he has attended and has obtained a recognised qualification in Islamic law from an institution approved by the
National Judicial council and has held the qualification for a period of not less than ten years; and
(i) he either has considerable experience in the practice of Islamic law, or
(ii) he is a distinguished scholar of Islamic law.

(4) If the office of the Grandi Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of a State is vacant or if a person holding the office
is for any reason unable to perform the function of the office, then until a person has been appointed to and has
assumed the function s of that office, or until the person holding the office has resumed those functions, the
Governor of the State shall appoint the most senior Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the State to perform those
functions.

(5) Except on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, an appointment pursuant to subsection (4) of
this section shall cease to have effect after the expiration of three months from the date of such appointment, and the
Governor shall not re-appoint a person whose appointment has lapsed.

Section 277 of the Nigerian Constitution 1999

Jurisdiction

(1) The sharia Court of Appeal of a State shall, in addition to such other jurisdiction as may be conferred upon
it by the law of the State, exercise such appellate and supervisory jurisdiction in civil proceedings involving
questions of Islamic personal Law which the court is competent to decide in accordance with the provisions of
subsection (2) of this section.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the sharia Court of Appeal shall be competent to decide –
(a) any question of Islamic personal Law regarding a marriage concluded in accordance with that Law, including a
question relating to the validity or dissolution of such a marriage or a question that depends on such a marriage and
relating to family relationship or the guardianship of an infant;
(b) where all the parties to the proceedings are muslims, any question of Islamic personal Law regarding a marriage,
including the validity or dissolution of that marriage, or regarding family relationship, a founding or the guarding of
an infant;
(c) any question of Islamic personal Law regarding a wakf, gift, will or succession where the endower, donor,
testator or deceased person is a muslim;
(d) any question of Islamic personal Law regarding an infant, prodigal or person of unsound mind who is a muslim
or the maintenance or the guardianship of a muslim who is physically or mentally infirm; or
(e) where all the parties to the proceedings, being muslims, have requested the court that hears the case in the first
instance to determine that case in accordance with Islamic personal law, any other question.

See also  Section 206-212 of the Nigerian Constitution 1999

Section 278 of the Nigerian Constitution 1999

Constitution

For the purpose of exercising any jurisdiction conferred upon it this Constitution or any law, a sharia Court of
Appeal of a State shall be duly constituted if it consists of at least three kadis of that Court.

Section 279 of the Nigerian Constitution 1999

Practice and Procedure

Subject to provisions of any made by the House of Assembly of the State, the Grand Kadi of the Sharia Court
of Appeal of the state may make rules regulating the practice and procedure of the Sharia Court of Appeal.

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