Section 200 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria

Section 200 of the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 is about Qualification for membership. It is under Chapter VI (The Executive) of the Act.

(1) No person shall be qualified for appointment as a member of any of the bodies aforesaid if –
(a) he is not qualified or if he is disqualified for election as a member of a House of Assembly, provided that a member of any of the said bodies shall not be required to belong to a political party and, in the case of the State Independent Electoral Commission, he shall not be a member of a political party;

(b) he has within the preceding ten years, been removed as a member of any of the bodies or as the holder of any other office on the ground of misconduct.

(2) Any person employed in the public service of a State shall not be disqualified for appointment as Chairman or member of any of such bodies, provided that where such a person has been duly appointed, he shall on his appointment be deemed to have resigned his former office as from the date of the appointment.

(3) No person shall be qualified for appointment to any of the bodies aforesaid, if, having previously been appointed as a member otherwise than as an ex-officio member of that body, he has been re-appointed for a further term as a member of the same body.

Credit: Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC)