In twelve months, Nigeria will go to the polls for the ninth time in its history to elect a president. If anything has been established in the country’s history over the eight previous occasions since 1979, it is that the numbers that anchor democracy in Nigeria don’t bear any rational relationship to counting.
Since a memorable birth over two millennia ago, the anticipation of men from the East has always fascinated the world. The sense of fascination remains undimmed with Nigeria’s debate over a president from the East (APTE).
The story of Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan, the self-effacing lawyer and corporate insider, who died on 11 January, is a testament to the resilience of Udoji’s three masters who continue to hold the fate of the country in their hands.
OVER the past three weeks, I have addressed various aspects of the multi-dimensional crisis of both credibility and mission that afflicts Nigeria’s judiciary and legal profession.
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