Tribunals of Inquiry as a Residual Matter under the Nigerian Constitution

What is it about?

The paper is about the extent of the powers of the Federal Government of Nigeria to legislate on 'Tribunals of Inquiry' or institute Commissions of Inquiry into agencies or parastatals of the Federal Government outside the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. The paper succinctly explores the distinction between the incidentality of residual powers under the 1960 Constitution of Nigeria and residuality under the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.

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Why is it important?

The paper is significant and timely because not only does it expose the erroneous nature of the jurisprudence currently adopted by the Supreme Court and other superior courts, it will also help to to reverse the tide of such erroneous decisions. The paper would help the courts in making division of powers under the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria truly federal in character rather than turning Nigeria's federalism into a mere geographical expression.