Nigeria: The Right to Contest - GEJ and the Constitution

18 September 2013

In a suit instituted by Buba Marwa against Nyako (later joined by four other goveors and INEC), the Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered a landmark judgement on January 27th, 2012, asking the five governors to step down from their offices handover to their successors.

For those among them eligible for second term in office, they were to submit themselves to the electorate for another mandate. But critically, the court pronounced that the tenures of the five governors elapsed since May 29th, 2011 thereby bringing to an end the issue of tenure elongation or otherwise.

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