TITLE OF THE ARTICLE: The Constitutionality of Dual Citizenship in Nigeria’s Democratic Experiment
AUTHOR:
MICHAEL C. OGWEZZY, (LL.B) Ibadan, B.L, (LL.M) Nigeria, (ML.D) Delta State, (MASIO/LL.M) Zurich, Lecturer, Department of Public International Law, Lead City University, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
ABSTRACT:
Of recent, one phenomenal issue that continue to burg the minds of political scientists, lawyers and academics in Nigeria is the constitutional legality of dual citizenship in Nigeria as regard vying for political offices. This issue has been raised in different political fora that Nigerians who have acquired the citizenship of other countries cannot context elective posts even if they desire to contribute their quota to the development of their motherland. It is on this premise that this paper examines the constitutionality of Dual Citizenship in Nigerian Democratic Experiment.