Emirate Saga:Femi Falana, Supreme court made it clear that to be a chief is not a fundamental right

Senior Advocate of Nigeria Femi Falana revealed in an open appearance on Arise TV that the Supreme Court made it clear that being a chief is a privilege rather than a basic right. He maintained that it is not possible to assert in Federal Court that someone’s entitlement to the post has been infringed. He disclosed that a citizen of the United Arab Emirates claimed in court that his human rights had been infringed.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>

Femi Falana said this while reacting to the Kano Emirate Saga.

He said, “Supreme court made it clear that to be a chief is not a fundamental right but a privilege. So, you cannot go to the Federal Court to say your right to the stool has been violated. A member of the Emirates went to court to say that his human right has been violated. His lordship was talking of the need to respect the rule of law. In any democracy, in any country that loudly claims to proclaim to operate under the rule of law, the judgement of the Supreme court ade binding on all authorities and person.”CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>