Democracy has been defined by Abraham Lincoln as: ‘A government of the people, for the people and by the people.’ As 2023 Elections draw near, we are once again reminded by recent events that our attempt at Democracy can be seen is almost as good as none existent. The faith Nigerian citizens once had in…
Introduction Nigerians have taken up to the streets to protest against the policies of the present administration which has led to bad governance, fuel subsidy, high cost of living, food inflation and hunger, unemployment amongst other things. The protest arose due to the reforms made by Nigeria’s current President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration in his…
There has been a lot of questions and fear surrounding the recently publicized Samoa Agreement (the Agreement) which has made it important for people to understand what the Agreement is as well as its objectives. In this article, we will attempt to demystify the Samoa Agreement by exploring its background, objectives, parties and implication. To…
On the 11th of July, 2024, the Supreme court in a landmark judgment in suit number: SC/CV/343/2024 gave an order that Local Government allocations be paid directly to them from the Federation Account. Governors of the states of the Federation were used to dissolving democratically elected Local Government Councils and reinstating caretaker committees in…
The 1999 Constitution Section 295 (1) Where any question as to the interpretation or application of this Constitution arises in any proceedingsin any court of law in any part of Nigeria (other than in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the Federal High Court or a High Court) and the court is of the…
The 1999 Constitution Section 246 (1) An appeal to the Court of Appeal shall lie as of right from – (The following appeals can come before the Court of Appeal without leave of Court; ) Section 246 (1)(a) decisions of the Code of Conduct Tribunal established in the Fifth Schedule to this Constitution; (Whatever decision…
The 1999 Constitution Section 237 (1) There shall be a Court of Appeal. (There will be a Court of Appeal (CA).) Section 237 (2) The Court of Appeal shall consist of – (The Court of Appeal will be made up of; ) Section 237 (2)(a) a President of the Court of Appeal; and (The Court…
The 1999 Constitution Section 227 No association shall retain, organise, train or equip any person or group of persons for the purpose ofenabling them to be employed for the use or display of physical force or coercion in promoting any political objective or interest or in such manner as to arouse reasonable apprehension that they…
The 1999 Constitution Section 221 No association, other than a political party, shall canvass for votes for any candidate at any election orcontribute to the funds of any political party or to the election expenses of any candidate at an election. (Only political parties can campaign for votes for any candidate. Only political parties can…
The 1999 Constitution Section 199 (1) A person who is a member of any of the bodies established as aforesaid shall, subject to the provisionsof this Part, remain a member thereof – (The tenure of members of Executives bodies are; ) Section 199 (1)(a) in the case of an ex-officio member, whilst he holds the…
