Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Dr. Sam Amadi, has warned the Supreme Court’s recent decision on the President’s emergency powers risks widening executive authority in ways that could undermine Nigeria’s constitutional democracy.
Speaking during an interview with ARISE News, Amadi said while the court was right to strike out the suit challenging the emergency rule in Rivers State on procedural grounds, its broader reasoning and comments could shape constitutional discourse in dangerous ways.
“In a way, that’s the final court, and for that reason, whatever the court decides feeds back into political discourse. The Supreme Court is a political institution,” Amadi said.