1979 Nigerian Constitution

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:addressed gptkb:federal_government
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:multiple_times
gptkbp:contains Chapter on the Judiciary
Chapter on the Executive
Chapter on the Legislature
gptkbp:created gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:drafted_by gptkb:Constitution_Drafting_Committee
gptkbp:established Presidential system of government
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:Nigeria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1979 Nigerian Constitution
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for gptkb:freedom_of_assembly
gptkb:freedom_of_association
freedom of speech
local government autonomy
gptkbp:introduced multi-party system
gptkbp:is_a_basis_for judicial review in Nigeria
gptkbp:is_a_document_that Nigerian law
shaped Nigerian politics.
gptkbp:is_a_foundation_for Nigerian civil society
gptkbp:is_a_framework_for government accountability
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of Nigerian political culture
gptkbp:is_a_reference_for constitutional law in Nigeria
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Nigerian law
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:academic_research
gptkbp:is_adopted_by October 1, 1979
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in legal studies
gptkbp:is_associated_with Nigerian history
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:political_debates
gptkbp:is_discussed_in Nigerian history books
gptkbp:is_divided_into Sections and Chapters
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:Second_Republic
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to 1999 Nigerian Constitution
gptkbp:is_part_of Nigerian legal framework
gptkbp:is_recognized_by Nigerian Supreme Court
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:is_significant_for transition to civilian rule
human rights advocacy in Nigeria
gptkbp:is_studied_in Nigerian political science courses
gptkbp:key Nigerian democracy
gptkbp:landmark Nigerian governance
gptkbp:legacy Nigerian independence movement
gptkbp:product national dialogue
gptkbp:provides fundamental human rights
gptkbp:provides_for_the_establishment_of gptkb:Independent_National_Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:replaced_by 1963 Nigerian Constitution
gptkbp:signed_by President Shehu Shagari
gptkbp:was_a_response_to military rule in Nigeria
gptkbp:was_executed_by 1983 Nigerian coup d'état
gptkbp:was_influenced_by 1975 Nigerian Constitution Review Commission
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Women’s_Rights_Movement_in_Nigeria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6