A government that does not respect the rule of law in times of peace will not learn to do so in a period of crisis.
Chukwuemeka Agbo, M.A.
Doctoral Candidate in African History
Department of History
The University of Texas at Austin
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On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 11:39 AM Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM <chidi.opara@gmail.com> wrote:
"As for the legality of the lock down, the Government of Nigeria's primary duty in law and action is the defence of the people of Nigeria. We face a global pandemic. Nigeria is now affected. The scientific and medical guidance the world over is clear: the way to defeat the virus is to halt its spread through limitation of movement of people."--Garba Shehu(Nigeria Presidency Spokesman)That primary duty does not stop government from declaring "state of emergency on health" which should have made the government actions legal."Defence of the people of Nigeria" should also be done within the ambit of legality in a society in which the law is supreme and the rule of law is paramount.CAO.
--Chidi Anthony Opara is a "Life Time Achievement" Awardee, Registered Freight Forwarder, Professional Fellow Of Institute Of Information Managerment, Africa, Poet and Publisher of PublicInformationProjects
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