Awolowo v Shagari case

Awolowo v. Shagari case
Court	Supreme Court of Nigeria
Decided	26 September 1979
Case opinions
The Court held that " Sheu Shagari won two-third of the total votes cast, having polled a total votes of 16.8 millions with 11.9 millions votes ahead of Obafemi Awolowo who polled a total votes of 4.9 millions.[1]
Court membership
Judges sitting	Atanda Fatai Williams Mohammed Bello Kayode Eso, Mohammed Uwais Andrews Otutu Obaseki Ayo Gabriel Irikefe Chike Idigbe
Case opinions
Decision by	Kayode Eso
Concurrence	Atanda Fatai Williams
Dissent	Kayode Eso

The Awolowo v. Shagari case was a Law case between Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Alhaji Shehu Shagari in which Chief Obafemi Awolowo's petition challenged the declaration of Shehu Shagari as the president elect of the August 11, 1979 presidential election.^[2][3] The case was decide by the Supreme Court of Nigeria on September 26, 1979 and the presiding Judge was Atanda Fatai Williams, while the lone dissenting judge was Kayode Eso.^[4][5]

References

1. "THE DOCTRINE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE: A doctrine of substantial folly". Vanguard News. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
2. "Awolowo vs. Shagari: The Day The Law Died In Nigeria By Seyi Olu Awofeso". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
3. "Sahara Reporters". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
4. "Excerpt from Eso's dissenting judgment in Awolowo v Shagari case". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
5. "Kayode Eso's remarkable judgment". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Retrieved 26 April 2015.