Supreme Court Strikes Down Fawehinmi’s Case: A Landmark decision on Locus Standi and Public Interest Litigation
The Supreme Court’s decision in Okonjo-Iweala v. Fawehinmi is a landmark ruling on the doctrine of locus standi. It reaffirms that while Nigerian courts have adopted a more liberal approach to standing in public interest cases, plaintiffs must still demonstrate a sufficient connection to the issue at hand.The Supreme Court’s decision in Okonjo-Iweala v. Fawehinmi is a landmark ruling on the doctrine of locus standi. It reaffirms that while Nigerian courts have adopted a more liberal approach to standing in public interest cases, plaintiffs must still demonstrate a sufficient connection to the issue at hand.
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