One of the most significant factors that define and drive the engine of democratic processes is respect for the rule of law. That explains why constitutions are drafted and approved, with the aims and objectives to protect human rights and freedom of association and expression. In its full essence, the Constitution prevents the government and its […]
One of the most significant factors that define and drive the engine of democratic processes is respect for the rule of law. That explains why constitutions are drafted and approved, with the aims and objectives to protect human rights and freedom of association and expression. In its full essence, the Constitution prevents the government and its…One of the most significant factors that define and drive the engine of democratic processes is respect for the rule of law.
Sad to note however, that under the turbulent, eight-year-long tenure of the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, there have been several breaches of the constitution by some politicians within the corridors of power, dovetailing towards the personalization of political power. And just like it is rightly reflected in the above-stated quote by Festus Ogun, that unpatriotic act eventually spells “doom and disaster” for the nation and its people.
Listed amongst the blatant violations of the constitution in the period under review include the purported suspension of CJN Onnoghen on Friday, January 25, 2019, and the immediate appointment and swearing in of Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, as the new acting Chief Justice of Nigeria . In a similar vein, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, leader of the Shiite Group, IMN was held in detention without trial for over 3years.
With all these clear violations of constitutional provisions, it was little of a surprise when few days before President Muhammadu Buhari met the then American counterpart, Donald Trump, in Washington DC, the United States government released a report indicting the administration of the Nigerian leader of the festering human rights abuses in the country. That was in April, 2018.
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