Can Nigeria’s President Remove a Governor? What Sections 188 and 305 Provide

Section 188 of the 1999 Constitution sets out the impeachment process for removing a state governor, involving the State House of Assembly. Section 305 covers the declaration of a state of emergency and requires National Assembly approval. It does not expressly give the President a power to remove a governor, though the extent of emergency powers over elected state officials has been contested.

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