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.
Statements (39)
| 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 (Nigeria)