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a complete guide to nigeria in ap comp gov
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Legislative, Executive, & Electoral Systems
presidents must win majority and more than 25% of vote in 2/3 of 36 states
if no one wins in first round, they go to runoff
helps with ethnic and regional divisions
everyone (president, representatives, and senate) are elected every four years
President
Directly elected by the people
Set budget to be approved by legislature
Commander in chief of armed forces
Federal Executive Council (cabinet)
Nominated by the president
Federal character principle - quota system to appoint ministers and bureaucrats
from each of 36 states in Nigeria
Each ethnic group given number of positions in executive branch based on
population of region
Has exacerbated corruption
Judicial System
Marginal independence and legitimacy, even during military dictatorships - money
and bribery
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, Notable exception General Sani Abacha and crackdown on MOSOP, execution of
Ken Saro-Wiwa
1999 Constitution
Supreme Court
Federal Court of Appeals
Single system at national and state levels
In theory, can exercise judicial review
Controversial (to some) aspects of judicial system
States can organized subsidiary courts, including Sharia law courts in 12
northern states
Local Government
Vast discrepancies in local and regional power
Vacillation between calls for devolution and centralization
States and localities have difficulty generating revenue for themselves -
resource curse
Positions in National Petroleum Corporation become important for
corruption and directing oil revenues toward locality only
Derivation formula
Southern, oil-producing regions do not get their fair share of oil revenue
Calls for greater share of money and political autonomy
Role of the Military
What role has the Nigerian military played in politics since independence in
1960?
Staged number of military coups and ruled Nigeria for many years in
between civilian governments
Many coups claim they will deal with corruption and return politics to
better rule for the people
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