26 Sep 1979Significant
Supreme Court decides Awolowo v. Shagari
The Supreme Court upheld Shagari's election after Awolowo challenged the two-thirds-state calculation.
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26 Sep 1979
Supreme Court decides Awolowo v. Shagari
The Supreme Court upheld Shagari's election after Awolowo challenged the two-thirds-state calculation.
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What happened
The Supreme Court upheld Shagari's election after Awolowo challenged the two-thirds-state calculation. The judgment became a central precedent in Nigerian presidential-election law.
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