NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS ACT

Section 10: Removal of a Commissioner.

2003Section 10 of 158Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4) of this section, a Commissioner may be suspended or removed from office by the President if he-
(a) is found to have been unqualified for appointment as a Commissioner pursuant to section 7 of this Act or is in breach of section 7(2) hereof after his appointment;
(b) has demonstrated inability to effectively perform the duties of his office;
(c) has been absent from 5 (five) consecutive meetings of the Board without the consent of the Chairman except he shows good reason for such absence ;
(d) is guilty of a serious misconduct in relation to his duties as a Commissioner ;
(e) in the case of a person possessed of professional qualifications, he is disqualified or suspended from practising his profession in any part of the world by an order of a competent authority ; or
(f) is in a breach of the conflict of Interest Rules set out in the Second Schedule to this Act.
(2) Prior to the suspension or removal of a Commissioner under subsection (1) of this section, the President shall inform the Commissioner by written notice, as soon as practicable, of his intention to suspend or remove the Commissioner from office and the reasons therefor.
(3) The affected Commissioner under subsection (1) of this section shall be given a reasonable opportunity to make written submissions to the President within a time period specified in the notice and such time period shall not be less than 14 days from the date of the notice.
(4) The affected Commissioner may, within the time period specified in the notice, submit a written submission and the President shall consider the submission in making his final decision on the Commissioner's suspension or removal from office.

Cite this section

Section 10, NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS ACT (2003).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/nigerian-communications-act/section/10/