Archives Tag: Alhaji Shehu Shagari
ThrowBack Thursday: The Landmark 12 2/3rds Votes Supreme Court Decision (1979)
April 19, 2022
One of the most controversial and legally deterministic cases to come out of Nigerian politics was the landmark judgment delivered on September 26, 1979, by the Supreme Court, in favour of Alhaji Shehu Shagari’s election at the 1979 presidential polls against Chief Obafemi Awolowo. General Olusegun Obasanjo had just conducted the much-awaited presidential election on … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: The Landmark 12 2/3rds Votes Supreme Court Decision (1979)
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An Interim National Government that was Dead on Arrival
April 19, 2022
After Gen. Badamosi Babangida (Rtd) had realised he did not have the guts to solely handle a final transition to a civilian government he sought help from legislators in creating an Interim National Government (ING). As cries for a civilian government in the nation seemed to overwhelm Gen. Babangida prior to 1993, he on 2nd … Continue reading An Interim National Government that was Dead on Arrival
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