National Assembly of the Second Republic

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The National Assembly of the Second Republic was Nigeria’s federal legislature that operated during the country’s Second Republic (1979–1983), functioning as a bicameral body under the presidential constitution of that era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
federal legislature
compositionMethod elected members
constitutionalBasis 1979 Constitution of Nigeria NERFINISHED
constitutionalRole federal lawmaking authority
representation of Nigerian states at federal level
country Nigeria
dissolutionCause 1983 Nigerian military coup d’état NERFINISHED
electoralSystemUsed senatorial districts for Senate
single-member constituencies for House of Representatives
endTime 1983
governmentSystem presidential system
hasLowerHouse House of Representatives of the Second Republic NERFINISHED
hasUpperHouse Senate of the Second Republic NERFINISHED
headOfStateDuringExistence President Shehu Shagari NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod post-military transition era in Nigeria
jurisdiction Federal Republic of Nigeria NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystemContext Nigerian constitutional law
legislativeChamber House of Representatives of the Second Republic NERFINISHED
Senate of the Second Republic NERFINISHED
legislativeFunction approval of federal budget
enactment of federal laws
oversight of the executive branch
power to impeach the president and other officials
ratification of certain presidential appointments
legislatureNumber 2
meetsInBuilding National Assembly complex in Lagos
meetsInCity Lagos NERFINISHED
numberOfChambers 2
operatedInPoliticalEra Second Republic of Nigeria NERFINISHED
partOf Second Republic political institutions of Nigeria
precededBy Federal Military Government legislative bodies
replacedBy National Assembly of the Fourth Republic NERFINISHED
startTime 1979
status defunct
succeededBy Supreme Military Council and Armed Forces Ruling Council (legislative authority) NERFINISHED
supervises Federal Government of Nigeria executive branch NERFINISHED
votingSystemCharacteristic universal adult suffrage for elections

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National Assembly precededBy National Assembly of the Second Republic
subject surface form: National Assembly (Nigeria)