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Court Stops The Use Of Military For Elections by teeebugs: 8:08pm On Mar 23, 2015 |
Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday declared as unconstitutional the planned by the federal government to deploy the military for the forthcoming coming general elections. According to the judge, the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) do not assign any role to the military during election. Justice Buba therefore restrained the federal government from deploying soldiers for the conduct of the forthcoming general elections. The judge gave this verdict while delivering judgment in a suit filed by a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila against President Goodluck Jonathan and 5 others. Though the court recognised the constitution powers of the President to deploy and determined the operation duties of the military, it, however, held that such powers must be exercised with the confines of the law. Read full story http://monitor9ja.com/2015/03/court-stops-the-use-of-military-for-elections/ |
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