NATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT

Section 5: Cessation of membership.

2006Section 5 of 41Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 of this Act, a person shall cease to hold office as a member of the Commission if-
(a) he is declared bankrupt;
(b) he is convicted of a felony or any offence involving dishonesty or fraud;
(c) he becomes of unsound mind or incapable of carrying out his duties arising from infirmity of the body or mind;
(d) he is guilty of a serious misconduct in relation to his duties;
(e) in the case of a person possessed of a professional qualification, he is disqualified or suspended from practicing his profession in any part of the world by an order of a competent authority made in respect of that member; or
(f) he resigns his appointment by a letter addressed to the President.
(2) If a member of the Commission ceases to hold office for any reason whatsoever, before the expiration of the term for which he is appointed, another person representing the same interest as that member shall be appointed to the Commission for the unexpired term.
(3) A member of the Commission may be removed from office by the President if he is satisfied that it is not in the interest of the Public that the member continues in office.

Cite this section

Section 5, NATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT (2006).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/national-boundary-commission-establishment-act/section/5/