See Also:

• CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Constitution - The Supremacy of the Constitution

  "It is trite law that the Constitution of a country is the supreme law of the land and commands absolute obedience." Per ONNOGHEN, J.S.C. in EGBUCHU v. C.M.B. PLC (2016-LCER-30467-SC)…

• INTERPRETATION OF STATUTE - RULES OF INTERPRETATION OF CONSTITUTION - Whether attention must be paid to the language used in the Constitution when it is being interpreted

  "The Law Lord laid down what he considered should be the rules of law applicable to the interpretation of a Constitution. He said "A Constitution is a legal instrument giving…

• JURISDICTION - JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF APPEAL - Statutory provision as to the exclusive appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal

  "The jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal is conferred by Section 240 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, which provides: "240. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Court…

• CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION - Nature and effect of the supremacy of the Constitution

  "By the provision of Section 1 of the 1999 Constitution, the Constitution is supreme and its provisions shall have binding force on all authorities and persons throughout the Federal Republic…

• JURISDICTION - JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF APPEAL - Statutory provision as to the exclusive appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal

  "...coupled with the far-reaching power under Section 6(6) (b) of the 1999 Constitution (supra), the Court below has specifically been cloaked with jurisdiction under Section 240(1) of the Constitution (supra)…