Emergency presidential power: Judicial minimalism as threat to Nigerian Federation and democracy

By OLARINRE SALAKO “In federal democracies with weak legislatures and dominant executives, courts cannot rely on implicit guardrails where explicit constitutional safeguards exist.” Constitutions are not merely legal documents; they are moral covenants. They embody a people’s collective judgement about power—how it should be acquired, exercised, restrained, and relinquished. In federations especially, constitutions are acts of trust: […] The post Emergency presidential power: Judicial minimalism as threat to Nigerian Federation and democracy appeared first on Vanguard News.