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In a split decision of six Justices to one, the Supreme Court, yesterday in Abuja, nullified Executive Order 10 initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari to grant financial autonomy to the State Judiciary and Legislature.
Nigerians warn of danger of undemocratic alternatives As the political crisis in Mali degenerates into a full military government, some stakeholders have warned of the danger of descending into undemocratic alternatives in Nigeria as a result of the rising state of anarchy and violence. As a way of expressing its displeasure over the development in Mali, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) yesterday announced its decision to expel the country from the regional body. While ECOWAS head of states and government were meeting in Ghana to decide the fate of Mali, the head of military junta, Col. Assimi Goita effectively assumed leadership of the country’s transition government. To rub salt on the injury, Mali’s Supreme Court the same day, affirmed Goita’s leadership, fueling criticisms across the region.
As the political crisis in Mali degenerates into a full military government, some stakeholders have warned of the danger of descending into undemocratic alternatives in Nigeria as a result of the rising state of anarchy and violence.
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The Federal Government’s criticism of Transparency International (TI) over the country’s poor ranking in the latest Corruption Perception Index notwithstanding, some legal practitioners are worried by the country’s worsening anti-corruption credentials, an ugly development, which they want all and sundry to join forces to tackle.
In the latest ranking, Nigeria dropped three places, and also garnered lower scores in a number of areas than the 2019 record. This indicates that corruption is perceived to have worsened in the country within the period under review. Consequently, a jolted Federal Government accused the Berlin, Germany-based outfit of releasing “sensational and baseless rating on Nigeria and the fight against corruption.”