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Judicial Interventions and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Fourth Republic has witnessed a progressively deepening reliance on judicial intervention to resolve electoral disputes, with courts, rather than the electorate, increasingly determining political leadership and public confidence in electoral outcomes declining sharply as a result. This paper examines judicial interventions and democratic consolidation in Nigeria, with specific reference to electoral integrity, democratic legitimacy, and democratic accountability. The study relies on a qualitative research design, combining primary data generated through in-depth interviews with doct…