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Abstract
National development remains clearly elusive in some regions of the world. And democracy is frequently proposed as the catalyst of development for such locations. This presupposes that development was stunted by the dearth of democracy in these environments. At the heart of the undemocratic tendencies in the affected nation states is the phenomenon of strongmen in government. These genres of leaders usually detest the notion of the Rule of Law, as the very bedrock of development. They candidly although, project national interest as the superior paradigm of progress in these nations, giving rise to the scenario of competing models of national development for such places. This paper is a contribution to the reconciliation of the conflicting issues. Its premises are derived from the disciplines of law, political science and development studies. The work is framed on the experiences of the Nigerian nation state in West Africa.
Highlights
The 58th Annual National Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) held at the nation’s International Conference Centre in Abuja, Nigeria from the 26th to the 30th day of August 2018
Addressing the gathering, President Buhari declared that the Rule of Law must be subject to the supremacy of the nation’s security and national interest
The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) had been on trial at this Tribunal for false declaration of assets on assumption of office, this being part of the statutory requirements for high profile positions in the Nigerian public sector (Tukur 2019)
Summary
The 58th Annual National Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) held at the nation’s International Conference Centre in Abuja, Nigeria from the 26th to the 30th day of August 2018. Addressing the gathering, President Buhari declared that the Rule of Law must be subject to the supremacy of the nation’s security and national interest. On the 25th day of January, 2019, President Buhari suspended the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, from office and swore in an acting CJN. The opposition accused the incumbent President Buhari, of not trusting the suspended CJN enough (to veer the ruling of the court in his favour) in the likely event of the 2019 presidential election-outcome, being contested at this highest judicial level. Given the scenario of competing paradigms of national development entailed by the Rule of Law definitions of these leaders, and the opposition in this specific country, what is the way out?
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