Details on Ekiti, Nigeria
John Jenkins wrote about an article he read in Vanguard (Lagos). He commented, "It looks like a state-level constitutional crisis in Nigeria has prompted a response from the president which may itself be unconstitutional...gotta love federal systems."The October 20 article was Ekiti: Why Obasanjo declared emergency rule
"PRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, explained why he decided to impose a state of emergency on Ekiti. He then proceeded to swear in Major-General Adetunji Olurin (rtd) as administrator of the state for six months in the first instance. The movement of the former Deputy Governor, Mrs. Biodun Olujimi, and the former Speaker who claimed to be acting Governor, Chief Friday Aderemi, was restricted by security agents. Indeed, Chief Aderemi was quizzed by security agents..."
I outlined the Ekiti case on October 16, More on the Politics of Anti-Corruption, and followed up with three comments about later articles. But none of them included what's in the Guardian article. There you'll find the text of Obasanjo's declaration of emergency rule and statements by many other politicians about the situation.
Other relevant things on this blog are
You'll find even more on Nigerian government and politics if you go to the "CompGovPol" del.icio.us page and click on the Nigeria tag.
posted by Ken Wedding @ 8:25 AM
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