1979 Constitution of Nigeria
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The 1979 Constitution of Nigeria was the supreme legal framework that established a presidential system of government and defined the political structure of Nigeria’s Second Republic.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1979 Constitution of Nigeria canonical | 2 |
| Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979 | 1 |
| Nigerian Constitution 1979 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal document
ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | 1979 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceOn | 1979-10-01 ⓘ |
| contains |
Chapter on Fundamental Rights
ⓘ
provisions on citizenship ⓘ provisions on local government administration ⓘ provisions on political parties and elections ⓘ provisions on revenue allocation ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| defined |
concurrent legislative list
ⓘ
exclusive legislative list ⓘ powers of state governments ⓘ powers of the federal government ⓘ residual powers of states ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Constituent Assembly of 1977–1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | Second Nigerian Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBody |
Council of State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Representatives of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ National Assembly of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ National Judicial Council (in an early form of judicial oversight) ⓘ Senate of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedOffice |
Governor of a State
ⓘ
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Vice President of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1999 Constitution of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentSystem | presidential system ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law of Nigeria ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1963 Constitution of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Federal Military Government of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgatedUnder | General Olusegun Obasanjo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedFor |
bicameral National Assembly
ⓘ
executive branch headed by an elected president ⓘ federal system of government ⓘ fundamental rights chapter ⓘ independent electoral commission (FEDECO) NERFINISHED ⓘ independent judiciary ⓘ |
| regulated |
impeachment of the president and governors
ⓘ
judicial review of legislation ⓘ state–federal relations ⓘ |
| repealedBy | 1993 Constitution (transitional arrangements under military decrees) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealedOn | 1993-11-17 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | constitutional law scholarship in Nigeria ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | Federal Republic of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfEffect | Second Nigerian Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979
Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory
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establishedUnder
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1979 Constitution of Nigeria
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this entity surface form:
Nigerian Constitution 1979