Section 5: Appointment of Federal Prosecutor General

(1) The Federal Prosecutor General shall be the head of the Service and shall be appointed by the Government on such terms and conditions as the Government may determine. (2) The Federal Prosecutor General shall be appointed for a non-extendable term of three years. (3) The Federal Prosecutor General may resign from his office during the tenure of his office in writing to the Government through the division to which business of this Act stands allocated. (4) The Government may, in the prescribed manner for reasons, to be recorded in writing and after providing an opportunity of being heard, remove the Federal Prosecutor General prior to completion of tenure, on the grounds of misconduct, in-efficiency or physical infirmity.

Effective date: 2023-10-26

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