{"id":266292,"date":"2023-05-02T22:58:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T21:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=266292"},"modified":"2023-05-02T22:58:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T21:58:25","slug":"senate-wants-uniform-retirement-age-for-judicial-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/05\/02\/senate-wants-uniform-retirement-age-for-judicial-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate wants uniform retirement age for judicial officers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Assembly has directed its Clerk to transmit the Constitution Alteration Bill 20 which approves a uniform retirement age for judicial officers in Nigeria to the president for assent.<\/p>\n<p>This followed the adoption of a motion titled: \u201cPassage of Constitution (Fifth) Alteration Bill No. 20 (Uniform Retirement Age for Judicial Officers), 2023\u201d at plenary on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The motion which was sponsored by the Chairman of the Senate ad hoc Committee on Constitution Review, Sen.Ovie Omo-Agege was in line with provisions of the Authentication Act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecall that on Tuesday, April 4, the Clerk to the National Assembly was directed to transmit Constitution Alteration Bill No. 47 (Establishment of State Security Council), after it met the requirement of Section 9(2) of the Constitution to Mr. President for his assent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecall also that Sokoto State House of Assembly was among the State Houses of Assembly that were yet to forward their resolution, others are Gombe, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kwara, Plateau, Sokoto and Taraba State Houses of Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAware that Sokoto state House of Assembly has forwarded its resolution; and convinced that with the approval of Sokoto State House of Assembly, the Constitution (Fifth Alteration) Bill No. 20 (Uniform Retirement Age for Judicial Officers), has met the provisions of Section 9(2) of the Constitution, for passage,\u201d Omo-Agege said.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. 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