Nigeria’s Climate Crossroads: How a Global Court Ruling Exposes Our Constitutional Betrayal - Commonwealth Union

Nigeria’s Climate Crossroads: How a Global Court Ruling Exposes Our Constitutional Betrayal - Commonwealth Union

Environmental (Commonwealth Union)_ The gavel sound from The Hague should shake Nigeria to its very roots. When the International Court of Justice decided last July that climate inaction is a violation of international law, it was doing more than issuing a verdict; it was holding up a mirror to our national conscience. That reflection shows a country where constitutional promises to protect the environment gather dust even as floods consume hous…