NIGERIA @ 66: Judiciary – Last or lost hope of common man?

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NIGERIA @ 66: Judiciary – Last or lost hope of common man?

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The article reflects on the Nigerian judiciary’s role as a recourse for ordinary citizens, highlighting the sharp rise in election petitions since 1999. It reports 6,840 petitions across election cycles, including 1,996 in 2023.

In 1999, only two election petitions were recorded. The figure rose to 560 in 2003, 1,290 in 2007, 732 in 2011, 560 in 2015, 1,697 in 2019 and 1,996 in 2023, a cumulative 6,840 petitions The post NIGERIA @ 66: Judiciary – Last or lost hope of common man? appeared first on Vanguard News.

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