With these examples, and considering the prevailing dilemma in the country over restructuring, will the doctrine of necessity be a way out as obtained in 2010 and in the APC example? They have to be careful by invoking doctrine of necessity. “The doctrine of necessity was applied under the Yar’ Adua regime, because there was a vacuum at the top that must be filled. “If you want to invoke the doctrine of necessity, I want to see who is going to invoke that doctrine. And you are asking that same person to think out of the box and use the so-called doctrine of necessity to give you a new constitutional order.

Source: The Guardian August 02, 2020 03:56 UTC