THE PROPRIETY OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO.6 2018, BYPRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI

Abstract

Nigeria is a democratic country practicing constitutional democracy. In a democracyfrom across the world, governmental powersis divided into threedepartments,in the legislative, Executive and judicial arms. The law of the respective countries practicing democracy assignsfunction to each organ of government.In Nigeria,for example,the 1999 Constitution (as amended) assignedlaw making to the legislature, the executive enforces the law and the judiciary interprets the law with aprovision for checkoneach other to avoid abuse. Despite the doctrine of separation of power entrenched in the Nigerian Constitution, successive governments in Nigeria continuedtoviolate this time honouredconcept with impunity.President MuhamaduBuhariin July, 2018 signed into law, Executive Order No.6 2018 which targetsthe seizureof Assets of individualsuspected to be a product of corruptionto the displeasure of many Nigerianswho roundly condemned same without mincing word, for been undemocratic. This paper examinedthe propriety of Executive Order No.6 2018 and concludes that such law is a clear breach of rule of law and constitutionalism and smacks of the despotic posture of the President administration.