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• AWOLOWO VS. SHAGARI (1979)→

  Court

  The Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  26 September 1979

  A detailed summary of the Supreme Court decision in Awolowo vs. Shagari, addressing key constitutional principles and implications on electoral law.

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