Oath of Office

E128014

The Oath of Office is the formal, constitutionally mandated pledge a Nigerian president must take before assuming the powers and duties of the presidency.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Oath of Office canonical 1
Oath of Office (United Kingdom) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional oath ⓘ
legal procedure ⓘ
administeredBy Chief Justice of Nigeria ⓘ
acting Chief Justice of Nigeria ⓘ
appliesAlsoTo Vice President of Nigeria ⓘ
appliesToOffice President of Nigeria ⓘ
associatedWith democratic transfer of power in Nigeria ⓘ
ceremony Presidential inauguration in Nigeria ⓘ
constitutionalBasis 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
form spoken declaration ⓘ
governsOfficeTerm four-year presidential term ⓘ
includesCommitment to do right to all manner of people without affection or ill-will ⓘ
to do right to all manner of people without fear or favour ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalEffect authorizes exercise of executive powers of the Federation ⓘ
legalNature public law obligation ⓘ
legalStatus mandatory ⓘ
mayInclude religious affirmation ⓘ
obligation to abide by the Constitution of Nigeria ⓘ
to defend the Constitution of Nigeria ⓘ
to discharge presidential duties faithfully ⓘ
to discharge presidential duties in accordance with the Constitution ⓘ
to ensure the security of the people of Nigeria ⓘ
to preserve the Constitution of Nigeria ⓘ
to promote the welfare of the people of Nigeria ⓘ
to protect the Constitution of Nigeria ⓘ
preconditionFor assumption of presidential powers ⓘ
purpose to bind the president to uphold the Constitution of Nigeria ⓘ
to ensure faithful discharge of presidential duties ⓘ
to formally confer presidential powers and duties ⓘ
relatedOath Oath of Allegiance (Nigeria) ⓘ
requiredBy Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
symbolizes assumption of role as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria ⓘ
assumption of role as Head of Government of Nigeria ⓘ
assumption of role as Head of State of Nigeria ⓘ
commitment to constitutional governance in Nigeria ⓘ
takenBy President-elect of Nigeria ⓘ
timeOfTaking before assumption of office ⓘ
violationImplication may constitute breach of constitutional duty ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of Nigeria → requiresOath → Oath of Office ⓘ
Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom) → relatedTo → Oath of Office (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: Oath of Office