Browsing by Author "Egbewole, Wahab O"

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    Current status of electoral law in Nigeria
    (Journal of Public and International Law, College of Law, Al-Hikmah University, 2017) Imam, Ibrahim; Egbewole, Wahab O
    The paper investigates the electoral law and elections in Nigeria with particular focus on exposing the mechanism for achieving credible elections to consolidate and sustain the country's nascent democracy. The authors are motivated on the fact that over the years, Nigeria continues to witness with growing disappointments and apprehension on the country's inability to conduct peaceful, open, free and fair elections whose results are widely accepted and respected across the country. It argues that the problem confronting election in Nigeria cannot be divorced from the laws regulating electioneering processes and which problems have historic in nature before, during and after independence. The paper found that the current position of law regulating elections processes in Nigeria have many shortcomings, consequently there's need for reform.
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    Impact of Judiciary on the Nigerian Social and Economic Development
    (Journal of International law and jurisprudence, Nnamdi Azikwe University, 2019) Imam, Ibrahim; Egbewole, Wahab O
    There is universal agreement that judiciary has and is playing a roles in realm of social and economic development as an independent arbiter particularly in the enforcement of rights. Consequently, cre3ating accountable and impartial court system that will be responsive to public need is not enough but most also be efficient and accurate to ensure government is responsive its constitutional obligations, secure property rights, reduce uncertainty, and promote social and economic development. Incidentally, in this new democracy, Nigeria has extends the areas of economic and social development to creative applications of the law. This is because economic and social development depends on an effective legislation and judicial system. Against this background, this article attempts to discuss linkage and impact of judicial experience in economic development.