THE LIMIT OF INEC AND THE NIGERIAN PUBLIC SERVICE RULES IN PROHIBITING A PUBLIC/CIVIL SERVANT FROM BEING A MEMBER OF A POLITICAL PARTY: COMMENTS ON INEC V. MUSA

Abstract

Constitutional  sovereignty  is  the  supremacy  of  the  Constitution,  which  is  the  express  or  written  will  of  the  people. This paper is aimed at bringing to the public the supremacy of the constitution over INEC guidelines and the public service  rules,  being  enactments  by  the  National  Assembly.  The  specific  objective  of  this  paper  is  to  strengthen  the Constitution as the grundnorm over other laws and authorities in the country. No provision INEC guidelines and of the Public Service rules, 2009 including sections4 Rule 030402(g) and 4 R 030422 can be made to be superior to any provision of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as the Constitution is the superior law of the land. This paper made recommendations on why public servants or civil servants of the century should take part in the politics of how they are governed for better development of the society.