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Security votes to President, governors illegal –Tanko Yakassai

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One of Nigeria’s elder statesmen, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai has described the release of special funds to the President and the 36 states governors as security votes as unconstitutional. He said, the idea of security votes contradicts the provision of the constitution because the power to appropriate funds for the security of the federation has already […]

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Rule of Law: The President got it wrong, By Reuben Abati

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It is unfortunate that the most important statement made so far at the on-going Annual Conference of the Nigeria Bar Association, an outright derogation of the supremacy of the rule of law, has not yet generated any coherent response from either the Bar or the Bench. President Muhammadu Buhari was guest of honour on Sunday at the NBA Conference […]

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