he Convener of the Northern Elders Forum, Professor Abdullahi Ango, says Nigerians must go back to the drawing board as the country’s systems needs to be activated to work.
Former Vice-Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, said this at a book launch titled “ Court and Politics”, authored by Dr Umar Ardo in Abuja on Saturday.
Professor Ango said “Looking at present reality in the country, everyone, both the leaders and the led have failed the country” but that there are other opportunities to address the “collective failure as a country.”
“The time has come for us to a go back to the drawing board so that all of us can be safe,” he said.
Speaking on the book, he described court and politics as siamese twins that cannot be separated.
Discover
Abdullahi said that the book cover the subject politics, democracy and law, adding that it gave opportunity to not just legal practitioners and politicians but to every to discover what had failed Nigeria and the way forward.
Also, the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Mr. Shehu Gabam who is the described the as one of the forum to discuss the way forward for Nigeria.
Mr. Gabam said that many Nigerians had been victims of politics, though court decisions, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, or vote- buying.
Save the country
He said that Nigerians could not continue to pay nonchalant attitude to the system, but be bold take corrective measures to save the country for both the present and future generations.
The SDP National Chairman said “At one period or the other, our judiciary was one of the best in Africa. We used to send some of our judges to African countries to train their judicial system”.
The book reviewer, Professor Dakas Dakas, commended the author for his courage and dedication in shedding illuminating light on the contentions and contestation in the intersection of the judiciary and politics in Nigeria.
Democracy and jurisprudence
Professor Dakas who is a former Commissioner for Justice for Plateau, State North Central Nigeria said that “the book with 563 pages provided insights into Nigeria politics, democracy and jurisprudence.”
“Ardo skillfully navigates through the twists and turns of his experiences, offering enormous exploration of the challenges, triumphs and tribulations that bedevil the Nigerian political theatre,” he said.
He said that court and politics not only contributes to our understanding of the complexities within Nigeria’s legal and political spheres, but also serves as a cautionary tale and a clearon call to action to safe Nigeria.
Dakas recommend the book to students and practitioners of constitutional law, politicians, judges, and all stakeholders that were investing in the vitality of Nigeria’s democratic institutions.
The author, a former Special Adviser on Research and Strategy to former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, commended the guests for honoring his invitation.
Lateefah Ibrahim
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