Deborah OMOMO

The importance of the age long doctrine of the rule of law can never be overemphasized. The rule of law is one of the fundamental principles that guides the activities of those who govern in a democratic society. Nigeria, like most countries in the world today, is one of those that has embraced this doctrine along with several mechanisms for safeguarding it; including the principle
of separation of powers and checks and balance. This doctrine must however be seen in reality and not merely professed with the mouth. This project is therefore of the opinion that Nigeria must seek to correct any discrepancies between what the rule of law currently is, and what it ought to be. It projects perceived excesses in government and the shortfalls of the judicial arm which is the major body tasked with the duty of ensuring that the other arms remain within the boundaries of the powers assigned to them by the constitution.