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I never knew that 2/3 of the ministers can actually make a President resign, I thought it was 2/3 of the Senate and the House of Reps. Never knew Ministers also have that power.

See extract of the Constitution below :


144. (1) The President or Vice President shall cease to hold office, if - (a) by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of all the members of the Executive council of the Federation it is declared that the President or Vice President is incapable of discharging the functions of his office; and

Is this rule also applicable to Commisioners, that is 2/3 Commisioners forcing a Governor to resign.

No, two-thirds of the federal ministers cannot legally make the president resign. The process for removing the president from office in Nigeria is explicitly and solely vested in the National Assembly, not the Federal Executive Council (the body comprising the president, vice-president, and all federal ministers).
The Nigerian Constitution provides a separate and distinct process for a different scenario involving the president: incapacity due to illness.
Presidential Incapacity (Section 144)
While ministers cannot initiate impeachment for "gross misconduct," Section 144 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) outlines a procedure for removing the president on the grounds of permanent incapacity (inability to discharge the functions of office due to infirmity of body or mind).
Here's how that process works:
* A resolution is passed by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Federal Executive Council, declaring that the president is incapable of discharging his functions.
* This resolution is then verified by a medical examination conducted by a panel of three medical practitioners appointed by the President of the Senate.
* The panel's report is submitted to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
* If the medical report confirms the president's permanent incapacity, the National Assembly can then, by a simple majority vote in each house, declare the president to be permanently incapacitated, and the vice president will immediately assume the office of president.
So, in summary:
* Impeachment for "gross misconduct" is the exclusive power of the National Assembly (Senate and House of Representatives).
* Removing the president due to permanent incapacity is initiated by the Federal Executive Council and verified by a medical panel before a final decision is made by the National Assembly.

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I never knew that 2/3 of the ministers can actually make a President resign, I thought it was 2/3 of the Senate and the House of Reps. Never knew Ministers also have that power.

See extract of the Constitution below :


144. (1) The President or Vice President shall cease to hold office, if - (a) by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of all the members of the Executive council of the Federation it is declared that the President or Vice President is incapable of discharging the functions of his office; and

It is just formality nah. Shey you get power pass your Papa for him house wey he dey feed and house you ni? If you do anyhow, he go send you out to go live under bridge nah. Which Ministers go try the Mafia Lord JAGABAN? Even if Satan wey quarrel with GOD for Heaven come meet Tinubu, Tinubu will humiliate him and send him six feet under the soil