Nigeria: 'National Assembly Resolution Not Perfect, But Expedient'

17 February 2010
interview

Lagos — Former President of Nigeria Bar Association and Human rights activist, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) in this interview with Vincent Obia, applauds the National Assembly resolution making Vice President Goodluck Jonathan Acting President as a pragmatic way out of the political dilemma caused by President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's failure to properly transfer power to the Vice President

How would you evaluate the constitutionality of the National Assembly resolution making Vice President Goodluck Jonathan Acting President?

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