ISSN 2736-1608
International Journal of Law and Legal Studies ISSN 2736-1608 Vol. 13 (5), pp. 001-007, May, 2025. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals
Review
The Intersection of Code of Conduct Tribunal Procedures and Constitutional Law
Aigbokhan E. President
Solicitor and advocate of supreme court of Nigeria, Ekikhalo chambers 2nd floor, Edo State library complex, Sapele Road, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
Received 7 October 2024; Accepted 26 March 2025; Published 05 April, 2025
Abstract
Servants of the public are themselves masters of themselves. The striking paradox of consequence of corruption has placed a high degree of proof on public officers who retain the level of fairness that match with the degree of the onus. The issue of corruption is not restricted to the dark hallways of government offices but officers who are under duty to enhance the society have rendered in tatters the entire sacrosanct mainstay of common good. This paper attempts to explore the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act 2004. For the writer, the procedural form and provisions of the Act has inalienably invited constitutional problems. The case of Nwankwo v Nwankwo1 that has set a limit of locus in action under the Act was reviewed. The paper identifies widespread discrimination in the enforcement of code of conduct for public officers in Nigeria. As part of recommendations the paper advises that the basic text of strong discipline in public service is the extent to which officials are being trained and tried for uncomplimentary relationship between the code and the judiciary. So the restriction of access to the tribunal at the detriment of individual with a cognizable interest is fatal to a regime committed to instilling discipline in public service.
Key words: Code of Conduct, constitutional issues, right and problems.