Deposed Rulers under the Colonial Regime in Nigeria

Oduwobi, Tunde

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“…See Oduwobi 2003. 26 He was released in May 1932, returned to Sagamu on 23 June and died on 11 July 1932. Oduwobi 2003 27 NAI, C5/1925.…”

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When ‘Gods’ Return in Body Bags: The Evolution of Depositions, Exiles and Medical Tourisms among Yoruba Traditional Rulers in Southern Nigeria, c. 1476–2016

Thompson,

Nwaorgu

2024

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Why is it that the traditional rulers, who barely left their territories in pre-colonial African societies, now travel outside their territories and even abroad for health tourism, births, social functions and diplomatic meetings, among other things? The sad stories are some of them ‘joining the ancestors – being mummified’ in these foreign lands. With focus on the Yoruba traditional rulers in Southern Nigeria, the study relies on critical analysis of extant literature, oral interviews, media reports and archival sources. This paper argues that certain factors such as the contacts with Europeans, colonialism, and globalization have been the evolution of the fate of traditional rulers into deposition, exile and medical tourism. While foreign visitations or tourism are crucial to modern statecraft, this paper further argues that the reasons why such visitations of our so-called ‘gods’ end up in returning to us in body bags is due to, among other things, the enervating health care system of African states,. Based on the findings, recommendations were made.

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“…See Oduwobi 2003. 26 He was released in May 1932, returned to Sagamu on 23 June and died on 11 July 1932. Oduwobi 2003 27 NAI, C5/1925.…”

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When ‘Gods’ Return in Body Bags: The Evolution of Depositions, Exiles and Medical Tourisms among Yoruba Traditional Rulers in Southern Nigeria, c. 1476–2016

Thompson,

Nwaorgu

2024

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“…29 The section empowered the Governor of Western Nigeria to remove the Premier from office if it appears to the Governor that the Premier no longer enjoyed the support of a majority of the members of the House of Assembly. The interpretation of this provision became relevant in Akintola v. Aderemi, 30 following the removal of the then Premier from office by the Governor in the absence of a prior resolution by the House of Assembly. The Governor based his action on extraneous documents signed by a bloc of members of the regional legislative house indicating that the Premier no longer commanded the support of the majority of the members of the House.…”

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“…For detailed provisions concerning the removal of the President under the 1963 Constitution, see section 38 thereof. 30 (1962) All NLR 422. 31 (1962) WNLR 205.…”

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Impeachment Procedures in Nigeria and the United States of America: A Comparative Analysis

Akpambang¹,

Ojo²

2023

IJSSHR

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Under a presidential system of government, executive powers are vested on the President at the federal level and the Governor at the state or sub-national level. Given the wide powers constitutionally conferred on the executive arm of government along with immunity from civil or criminal proceedings, the instrument of impeachment is incorporated into the Constitution to act as a check and balance against authoritarianism or misuse of official power. The foremost objective of this article is to comparatively scrutinise the modus operandi for impeachment of the President or Governor in Nigeria and the United States of America (USA); the USA impeachment mechanism would be limited to the federal impeachment process of the President and the Vice President. The article employed desk-based or doctrinal and comparative research methods by placing reliance on both primary and secondary sources of information. The sources of information were analysed and inferences obtained were presented descriptively. The article revealed inter alia, that though Nigeria and USA practice presidential system of government as well as operate a federal system, yet, there are some procedural parallels and dissimilarities in their respective impeachment procedures. A case in point is that in the USA, an impeached official cannot subsequently be granted pardon by the President whereas in Nigeria, there is no constitutional clause barring the President or the Governor from granting pardon to a convicted elected executive office holder. The authors therefore, recommended inter alia, that a constitutional amendment should be introduced to sections 175 and 212 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999 CFRN) with the goal of outlawing the President or Governor from granting pardon to an impeached official, as obtainable in the USA.

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“…They either die or they are removed for corruption or they had their throne transferred as a punishment where they would be taken to a less influential emirate instead of their own. It was the colonialist that introduced the issue of deposing kings who had opposed their colonial ambition (Oduwobi, 2003). The resistance to colonial movement and revolutionary defense against the British colonial rule in Sokoto Caliphate was an anticipated defense against the obliteration of the political and religious systems that the colonialist met on ground which were flourishing and prosperous in their operation.…”

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Colonialism and Emasculation of Political and Religious Institutions in Northern Nigeria

Sambo

Sule

Bello

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Purpose: Colonialism, a phenomenon which has long gone remains an interesting subject of debates especially among the African scholars. This is perhaps, due to the aggressive nature in which colonialism violently altered the evolutionary destiny of the African states. Any study that carefully dig deeply can easily come up with an area of contribution regarding the subject matter of colonialism in Africa. This study specifically explored how colonialism emasculated the political and religious institutions of Northern Nigeria with a view to ascertain the current crisis of identity that the region is facing. Design/Methodology/Approach: Descriptive analytical design was adopted, thematic analysis and a qualitative content analysis method was used in this study which analyzed critically the various views and dimensions on the role played by colonialism in the emasculation of political and religious institutions in Northern Nigeria. Findings: The results revealed that Northern Nigeria had a well-articulated and functioning political and religious institutions prior to the emergence of the exploitative colonialism. The British colonialist supervised the destruction of these heritages and replaced them with the alien ones that failed to function well leading to crisis of identity. Implications/Originality/Value: So it is concluded that colonialism succeeded in damaging the Northern Nigerian heritage and that there must be a reversal towards that indigenous culture and social settings for Northern Nigeria to record a meaningful progress in the 21st century.

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Deposed Rulers under the Colonial Regime in Nigeria

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When ‘Gods’ Return in Body Bags: The Evolution of Depositions, Exiles and Medical Tourisms among Yoruba Traditional Rulers in Southern Nigeria, c. 1476–2016

When ‘Gods’ Return in Body Bags: The Evolution of Depositions, Exiles and Medical Tourisms among Yoruba Traditional Rulers in Southern Nigeria, c. 1476–2016

Impeachment Procedures in Nigeria and the United States of America: A Comparative Analysis

Colonialism and Emasculation of Political and Religious Institutions in Northern Nigeria

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