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EP#42 - How to win Elections at the Court in Nigeria + A Bonus Episode on the Current Law School Closure


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Keyukemi ran for Governor of her state, and was mercilessly rigged out. In this episode, our in-house 'Wole Olanipekun', Mayowa Adegoke shares the process of securing her mandate from the courts.  The discussion covers the following:

  • What an election petition is;
  • Courts with jurisdiction over election petitions;
  • Who presents election petitions:
  • Service of petitions
  • Requirements for petitions
  • Grounds for petitions
  • Process of filing petitions up to court hearing;
  • Standard of proof; and
  • Drafting of election petition
  • We also have a bonus episode with Ifiokobong Akpan sharing his thoughts on the current law school closure and what should be done

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