Nigeria constitution
Constitution Does Not Allow State or LG Secession, Says Legal Scholar
Despite growing conversations around local government autonomy in Nigeria, a legal scholar has reaffirmed that the current Nigerian Constitution does not provide for the separation or independence of states and local government areas (LGAs). Professor Samuel Oguche, a Senior Executive Fellow at the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies and a visiting law professor […]
Rivers Lawmakers’ Status: Amaewhule, 26 Others Declared Non-Members
The Rivers State caucus in the House of Representatives has reaffirmed its stance that Martin Amaewhule and 26 other lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) are no longer members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The caucus, led by its leader, Awaji-Inombek Abiante, who represents […]