Awolowo v Shagari case

Awolowo v. Shagari case
Court Supreme Court of Nigeria Suit No: SC.62/1979
Decided 26 September 1979 (1979-09-26)
Case opinions
The Court held that " Sheu Shagari won two-third of the total votes cast, having polled a total votes of 16.8 millions with 11.9 millions votes ahead of Obafemi Awolowo who polled a total votes of 4.9 millions.[1]
Court membership
Judges sitting
Atanda Fatai Williams
Mohammed Bello
Kayode Eso, Mohammed Uwais
Andrews Otutu Obaseki
Ayo Gabriel Irikefe
Chike Idigbe
Case opinions
Decision by Kayode Eso
Concurrence Atanda Fatai Williams
Dissent Kayode Eso

The Awolowo v. Shagari case was a lawsuit between Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Alhaji Shehu Shagari in which Chief Obafemi Awolowo's petition challenged the declaration of Shehu Shagari as the president elect of the August 11, 1979, presidential election.

Summary Of Judgement

This is an Election petition where the Court was called upon to interpret Section 34 A (i) (ii) of Electoral Decree No 73 of 1977.The Appellant (I.e) Awolowo contested the declaration of the first Respondent as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the grounds that Section 34 A(i)(c)(ii) of the Electoral Decree had not been satisfied (i.e) (winning two thirds of all the states of the federation). The Election Tribunal dismissed the Appellant's claims, affirming the Election of the first Respondent. The Appellant appealed. This Court (Supreme Court) affirmed the decision of the tribunal and dismissed this appeal.[2][3][4] The case was decided by the Supreme Court of Nigeria on September 26, 1979, and the presiding judge was Atanda Fatai Williams, while the only dissenting judge was Kayode Eso.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "THE DOCTRINE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE: A doctrine of substantial folly". Vanguard News. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "CHIEF OBAFEMI AWOLOWO V. ALHAJI SHEHU SHAGARI & ORS". lawpavilionpersonal.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Awolowo vs. Shagari: The Day The Law Died In Nigeria By Seyi Olu Awofeso". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sahara Reporters". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Excerpt from Eso's dissenting judgment in Awolowo v Shagari case". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Kayode Eso's remarkable judgment". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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