CENTRE FOR CITIZENSHIP CONSTITUTIONAL ELECTORAL SYSTEMS LBG (CENCES) V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND 2 ORS

RULING

MAJORITY OPINION:

KULENDI JSC:

INTRODUCTION:

1. On the 15 of May, 2025, the Plaintiff/Applicant, hereinafter called the Applicant, commenced the instant suit invoking the original jurisdiction of this Court, seeking the following reliefs:

i.  A declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of articles 17(1), (2), (3), 23, and 296, 146(1), (2), (3)(4) and (6), of the Constitution, the purported determination by the President communicated by the Secretary to the President dated 22nd April, 2025, in respect of three petitions presented for the removal of  the Chief Justice does not constitute a determination of a prima facie case and is therefore null, void and of no effect;

ii. A declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of articles 17(1), (2), (3), 146(1), (2), (3) and (6), 125(3), and (4), 127(1) and (2) of the Constitution, the purported determination by the President communicated by the Secretary to the President that a prima facie case has been established again…