Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Shehu Shagari of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN)

September 10, 2023

Nigerian justices have been compromising election judgements for incumbent presidents since 1979

What seems clear is that, since 1979, judicial appointments and decision-making in election petitions have enjoyed a relationship underpinned by a whiff of implicit quid pro quo.

Bola Tinubu and Haruna Tsamani