{"id":77,"date":"2020-05-09T22:21:11","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T20:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/?p=77"},"modified":"2026-03-28T18:10:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T17:10:29","slug":"section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc."},"content":{"rendered":"

Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc.<\/h2>\n

New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc.<\/span><\/h3>\n

8.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 (1) An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of creating a new State shall only be passed if \u2013<\/p>\n

(a) a request, supported by at least two-thirds majority of members (representing the area demanding the creation of the new State) in each of the following, namely \u2013<\/p>\n

(i) the Senate and the House of Representatives,<\/p>\n

(ii) the House of Assembly in respect of the area, and<\/p>\n

(iii) the local government councils in respect of the area, is received by the National Assembly; and<\/p>\n

(b) a proposal for the boundary adjustment is approved by \u2013<\/p>\n

(i) a simple majority of members of each House of the National Assembly, and<\/p>\n

(ii) the House of Assembly in respect of the area concerned.<\/p>\n

(3) A bill for a Law of a House of Assembly for the purpose of creating, a new local government area shall only be passed if \u2013<\/p>\n

(a) a request supported by at least two-thirds majority of members (representing the area demanding the creation of the new local government area) in each of the following name \u2013<\/p>\n

(i) the House of Assembly in respect of the area, and<\/p>\n

(ii) the local government councils in respect of the area, \u00a0 is received by the House of Assembly;<\/p>\n

(b) a proposal for the creation of the local government area is thereafter approved in a referendum by at least two-thirds majority of the people of the local government area where the demand for the proposed local government\u00a0 area originated;<\/p>\n

(c) the result of the referendum is then approved by a simple majority of the members in each local government\u00a0 council in a majority of all the local government\u00a0 councils in the States; and<\/p>\n

(d) the result of the referendum is approved by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of members of the House of Assembly.<\/p>\n

(4) A bill for a Law of a House of Assembly for the purpose of boundary adjustment of any existing local government area shall only be passed if \u2013<\/p>\n

(a) a request for the boundary adjustment is supported by two-thirds majority of members (representing the area demanding and the area affected by the boundary adjustment) in each of the following, namely \u2013<\/p>\n

(i) the House of Assembly in respect of the area, and<\/p>\n

(ii) the local government\u00a0\u00a0 council in respect of the area, is received by the House of Assembly; and<\/p>\n

(b) a proposal for the boundary adjustment is approved by a simple majority of members of the House of Assembly in respect of the area concerned.<\/p>\n

Parts I and II, First Schedule<\/h3>\n

(5) An Act of the National Assembly passed in accordance with this section shall make consequential provisions with respect to the names and headquarters of States or local government\u00a0\u00a0 areas as provided in section 3 of this Constitution and in Parts I and II of the First Schedule to the Constitution.<\/p>\n

(6) For the purpose of enabling the National Assembly to exercise the powers conferred upon it by subsection (5) of this section, each House of Assembly shall, after the creation of more local government\u00a0\u00a0 areas pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, make adequate returns to each House of the National Assembly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc. New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc. 8.\u00a0\u00a0 (1) An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of creating a new State shall only be passed if \u2013 (a) a request, supported by at least two-thirds majority ofContinue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":610,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8,6,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","author-nigerianconstitution","post-77","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-chapter-i-part-ii-powers-of-the-federal-republic-of-nigeria-nigerian-constitution","category-chapter-i-general-provisions-nigerian-constitution","category-nigerian-constitution"],"yoast_head":"\nSection 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc. - Nigerian Constitution 1999<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc. \u2014 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Website of the Nigerian Lawyers Directory\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc. - Nigerian Constitution 1999\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc. \u2014 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Website of the Nigerian Lawyers Directory\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigerian Constitution 1999\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-05-09T20:21:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-28T17:10:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-008_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171459_0000.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/15bd5ec1a09b5c26fd743b578c46ea3b\"},\"headline\":\"Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc.\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-09T20:21:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-28T17:10:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":541,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/Section-008_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171459_0000.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1\",\"articleSection\":[\"Chapter I Part II: Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigerian Constitution)\",\"Chapter I: General Provisions (Nigerian Constitution)\",\"Constitution Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria 1999 With Amendments Or Alterations (Nigerian Constitution)\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\\\/\",\"name\":\"Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc. - Nigerian Constitution 1999\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/Section-008_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171459_0000.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-09T20:21:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-28T17:10:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/15bd5ec1a09b5c26fd743b578c46ea3b\"},\"description\":\"Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc. \u2014 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Website of the Nigerian Lawyers Directory\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/Section-008_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171459_0000.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/Section-008_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171459_0000.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"Section 8_Nigerian Constitution By Dr Leesi Ebenezer Mitee\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/\",\"name\":\"Nigerian Constitution 1999\",\"description\":\"Free Access to the Nigerian Constitution Project By Dr Leesi Ebenezer Mitee\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/15bd5ec1a09b5c26fd743b578c46ea3b\",\"name\":\"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Dr.-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee-Advocate-of-the-Human-Right-of-Access-to-Law-as-a-Human-Right.jpg?fit=96%2C72&ssl=1\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Dr.-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee-Advocate-of-the-Human-Right-of-Access-to-Law-as-a-Human-Right.jpg?fit=96%2C72&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Dr.-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee-Advocate-of-the-Human-Right-of-Access-to-Law-as-a-Human-Right.jpg?fit=96%2C72&ssl=1\",\"caption\":\"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee\"},\"description\":\"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee is an Associate Professor of Law and a Legal Information Technologist. He holds a multidisciplinary PhD in international human rights law, legal information technology (aspects of legal informatics), indigenous customary law and indigenous rights; and LLM in transborder comparative analysis of free access to public legal information in the United Kingdom and Nigeria. He is a former legal research national consultant to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the 1998 PCASED project that provided the juridical foundations for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 1998 Moratorium which culminated in a regional multilateral treaty: ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition and other Related Matters 2006. Leesi\u2019s legal innovations include the following: \u25cf Devised the <.officiallaws) official public legal information generic top-level domain (gTLD) system for easy identification of the reliable versions of the laws published online worldwide (LIDNS); \u25cf Developed the system of nationally networked one-stop official public legal information websites (the NOPLIW system) for the optimal findability and management of online law databases; \u25cf Invented the human rights-based public access-adequate huricompatisation model of ascertainment of indigenous customary law (huricompatisation); \u25cf Formulated the new human rights-advocacy approach (NHRAA) that consists of a set of ten onerous criteria for the formal universal recognition of new human rights and to solve the global problem of human rights inflation; and \u25cf Pioneered the global advocacy of the formal universal recognition of the right of free access to public legal information as a substantive or stand-alone human right in 2017. Leesi is the Founding Director of the global Human Right of Free Access to Law Advocacy. Website: https:\\\/\\\/publiclegalinformation.com\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/author\\\/nigerianconstitution\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc. - Nigerian Constitution 1999","description":"Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc. \u2014 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Website of the Nigerian Lawyers Directory","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc. - Nigerian Constitution 1999","og_description":"Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc. \u2014 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Website of the Nigerian Lawyers Directory","og_url":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/","og_site_name":"Nigerian Constitution 1999","article_published_time":"2020-05-09T20:21:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-28T17:10:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-008_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171459_0000.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/"},"author":{"name":"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee","@id":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/#\/schema\/person\/15bd5ec1a09b5c26fd743b578c46ea3b"},"headline":"Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc.","datePublished":"2020-05-09T20:21:11+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-28T17:10:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/"},"wordCount":541,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-008_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171459_0000.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","articleSection":["Chapter I Part II: Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigerian Constitution)","Chapter I: General Provisions (Nigerian Constitution)","Constitution Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria 1999 With Amendments Or Alterations (Nigerian Constitution)"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/","url":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/","name":"Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc. - Nigerian Constitution 1999","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-008_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171459_0000.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","datePublished":"2020-05-09T20:21:11+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-28T17:10:29+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/#\/schema\/person\/15bd5ec1a09b5c26fd743b578c46ea3b"},"description":"Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc. \u2014 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Website of the Nigerian Lawyers Directory","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-008_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171459_0000.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-008_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171459_0000.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","width":1280,"height":720,"caption":"Section 8_Nigerian Constitution By Dr Leesi Ebenezer Mitee"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-8-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Section 8 of the Nigerian Constitution: New States and Boundary Adjustment, etc."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/","name":"Nigerian Constitution 1999","description":"Free Access to the Nigerian Constitution Project By Dr Leesi Ebenezer Mitee","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/#\/schema\/person\/15bd5ec1a09b5c26fd743b578c46ea3b","name":"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dr.-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee-Advocate-of-the-Human-Right-of-Access-to-Law-as-a-Human-Right.jpg?fit=96%2C72&ssl=1","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dr.-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee-Advocate-of-the-Human-Right-of-Access-to-Law-as-a-Human-Right.jpg?fit=96%2C72&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dr.-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee-Advocate-of-the-Human-Right-of-Access-to-Law-as-a-Human-Right.jpg?fit=96%2C72&ssl=1","caption":"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee"},"description":"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee is an Associate Professor of Law and a Legal Information Technologist. He holds a multidisciplinary PhD in international human rights law, legal information technology (aspects of legal informatics), indigenous customary law and indigenous rights; and LLM in transborder comparative analysis of free access to public legal information in the United Kingdom and Nigeria. He is a former legal research national consultant to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the 1998 PCASED project that provided the juridical foundations for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 1998 Moratorium which culminated in a regional multilateral treaty: ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition and other Related Matters 2006. Leesi\u2019s legal innovations include the following: \u25cf Devised the <.officiallaws) official public legal information generic top-level domain (gTLD) system for easy identification of the reliable versions of the laws published online worldwide (LIDNS); \u25cf Developed the system of nationally networked one-stop official public legal information websites (the NOPLIW system) for the optimal findability and management of online law databases; \u25cf Invented the human rights-based public access-adequate huricompatisation model of ascertainment of indigenous customary law (huricompatisation); \u25cf Formulated the new human rights-advocacy approach (NHRAA) that consists of a set of ten onerous criteria for the formal universal recognition of new human rights and to solve the global problem of human rights inflation; and \u25cf Pioneered the global advocacy of the formal universal recognition of the right of free access to public legal information as a substantive or stand-alone human right in 2017. Leesi is the Founding Director of the global Human Right of Free Access to Law Advocacy. Website: https:\/\/publiclegalinformation.com","url":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/author\/nigerianconstitution\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-008_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171459_0000.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":60,"url":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-4-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/","url_meta":{"origin":77,"position":0},"title":"Section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution: Legislative Powers","author":"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee","date":"9 May 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution: Legislative Powers Legislative Powers 4. (1) The legislative powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria shall be vested in a National Assembly for the Federation which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives. Part I, Second Schedule (2) The National Assembly\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Chapter I Part II: Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigerian Constitution)"","block_context":{"text":"Chapter I Part II: Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigerian Constitution)","link":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/category\/nigerian-constitution\/chapter-i-general-provisions-nigerian-constitution\/chapter-i-part-ii-powers-of-the-federal-republic-of-nigeria-nigerian-constitution\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Section 4 Nigerian Constitution By Dr Leesi Ebenezer Mitee","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-004_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171126_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-004_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171126_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-004_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171126_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-004_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171126_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-004_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171126_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":80,"url":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-9-of-the-nigerian-constitution-mode-of-altering-provisions-of-the-constitution\/","url_meta":{"origin":77,"position":1},"title":"Section 9 of the Nigerian Constitution: Mode of Altering Provisions of the Constitution","author":"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee","date":"9 May 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Section 9 of the Nigerian Constitution: Mode of Altering Provisions of the Constitution Mode of Altering Provisions of the Constitution 9.\u00a0\u00a0 (1) The National Assembly may, subject to the provisions of this section, alter any of the provisions of this Constitution. (2) An Act of the National Assembly for the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Chapter I Part II: Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigerian Constitution)"","block_context":{"text":"Chapter I Part II: Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigerian Constitution)","link":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/category\/nigerian-constitution\/chapter-i-general-provisions-nigerian-constitution\/chapter-i-part-ii-powers-of-the-federal-republic-of-nigeria-nigerian-constitution\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Section 9 Nigerian Constitution By Dr Leesi Ebenezer Mitee","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-009_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171525_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-009_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171525_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-009_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171525_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-009_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171525_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-009_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171525_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":69,"url":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-6-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/","url_meta":{"origin":77,"position":2},"title":"Section 6 of the Nigerian Constitution: Judicial Powers","author":"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee","date":"9 May 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Section 6 of the Nigerian Constitution: Judicial Powers Judicial Powers 6. (1) The judicial powers of the Federation shall be vested in the courts to which this section relates, being courts established for the Federation. (2) The judicial powers of a State shall be vested in the courts to which\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Chapter I Part II: Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigerian Constitution)"","block_context":{"text":"Chapter I Part II: Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigerian Constitution)","link":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/category\/nigerian-constitution\/chapter-i-general-provisions-nigerian-constitution\/chapter-i-part-ii-powers-of-the-federal-republic-of-nigeria-nigerian-constitution\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Section 6 Nigerian Constitution By Dr Leesi Ebenezer Mitee","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-006_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171406_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-006_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171406_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-006_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171406_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-006_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171406_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-006_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171406_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":73,"url":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-7-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/","url_meta":{"origin":77,"position":3},"title":"Section 7 of the Nigerian Constitution: Local Government System","author":"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee","date":"9 May 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Section 7 of the Nigerian Constitution: Local Government System Local Government System 7.\u00a0\u00a0 (1) The system of local government by democratically elected local government councils is under this Constitution guaranteed; and accordingly, the Government of every State shall subject to section 8 of this Constitution, ensure their existence under a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Chapter I Part II: Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigerian Constitution)"","block_context":{"text":"Chapter I Part II: Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigerian Constitution)","link":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/category\/nigerian-constitution\/chapter-i-general-provisions-nigerian-constitution\/chapter-i-part-ii-powers-of-the-federal-republic-of-nigeria-nigerian-constitution\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Section 7 Nigerian Constitution By Dr Leesi Ebenezer Mitee","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-007_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171431_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-007_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171431_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-007_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171431_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-007_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171431_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-007_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171431_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":64,"url":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-5-of-the-nigerian-constitution-executive-powers\/","url_meta":{"origin":77,"position":4},"title":"Section 5 of the Nigerian Constitution: Executive Powers","author":"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee","date":"9 May 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Section 5 of the Nigerian Constitution: Executive Powers Executive Powers 5. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive powers of the Federation \u2013 (a)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 shall be vested in the President and may, subject as aforesaid and to the provisions of any law make by the National Assembly,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Chapter I Part II: Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigerian Constitution)"","block_context":{"text":"Chapter I Part II: Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigerian Constitution)","link":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/category\/nigerian-constitution\/chapter-i-general-provisions-nigerian-constitution\/chapter-i-part-ii-powers-of-the-federal-republic-of-nigeria-nigerian-constitution\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Section 5 Nigerian Constitution By Dr Leesi Ebenezer Mitee","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-005_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171203_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-005_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171203_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-005_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171203_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-005_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171203_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-005_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171203_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":84,"url":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/section-11-of-the-nigerian-constitution\/","url_meta":{"origin":77,"position":5},"title":"Section 11 of the Nigerian Constitution: Public Order and Public Security","author":"Dr. Leesi Ebenezer Mitee","date":"9 May 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Section 11 of the Nigerian Constitution: Public Order and Public Security Public Order and Public Security 11. (1) The National Assembly may make laws for the Federation or any part thereof with respect to the maintenance and securing of public safety and public order and providing, maintaining and securing of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Chapter I Part II: Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigerian Constitution)"","block_context":{"text":"Chapter I Part II: Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigerian Constitution)","link":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/category\/nigerian-constitution\/chapter-i-general-provisions-nigerian-constitution\/chapter-i-part-ii-powers-of-the-federal-republic-of-nigeria-nigerian-constitution\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Section 11 Nigerian Constitution By Dr Leesi Ebenezer Mitee","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-011_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171615_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-011_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171615_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-011_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171615_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-011_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171615_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Section-011_Nigerian-Constitution_Dr-Leesi-Ebenezer-Mitee_20260328_171615_0000.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":613,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77\/revisions\/613"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianlawyersdirectory.com\/nigerianconstitution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}