Skip to main content
1000Reasons

2010Event

Doctrine of Necessity makes Jonathan acting president

The National Assembly invoked a political-constitutional doctrine to empower Vice President Goodluck Jonathan while President Yar'Adua was incapacitated.

Hall of FameFourth Republic

2010

Doctrine of Necessity makes Jonathan acting president

The National Assembly invoked a political-constitutional doctrine to empower Vice President Goodluck Jonathan while President Yar'Adua was incapacitated.

1000reasons.voteEditorial timeline entry

What happened

The National Assembly invoked a political-constitutional doctrine to empower Vice President Goodluck Jonathan while President Yar'Adua was incapacitated. The move managed a succession crisis without a clear transmitted letter.

No citations yet. Send corrections + sources to corrections@1000reasons.vote.

← Back to Fourth Republic