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Matters arising from the Supreme Court judgment in the Saraki case (2)

Matters arising from the Supreme Court judgment in the Saraki case (2)

This is the second edition of this discourse. In the first part which was published in Vanguard yesterday, the author argued that the issue of jurisdiction in the Saraki case cannot be settled aright without reference to section 6 of the constitution and the decisions based on it.

Matters arising from the Supreme Court judgment in the Saraki case

Matters arising from the Supreme Court judgment in the Saraki case

INTRODUCTION: The Supreme Court, our apex court, has spoken in the Dr Bukola Saraki case, and its judgment, delivered on February 5, 2016 carries an authority that is unchallengeable, except in the court of public opinion, which is a vital bedrock of governance in a democratic society, such as we aspire to become. All of us, as stakeholders in the Nigerian state project, constitute the latter court, and have a duty to contribute to the discussion on the questions provoked by the Supreme Court judgment in the case.