Constitution of 1963

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:allows Multi-party system
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:1976
gptkb:Constitution_(Amendment)_Decree_1966
Strengthen governance structures
Strengthen federalism
Address grievances
gptkbp:created Regional governments
gptkbp:created_by Address ethnic diversity
gptkbp:defines Executive powers
gptkbp:drafted_by gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Constitution_Drafting_Committee
Public input
gptkbp:enacted_by Facilitate governance
gptkbp:established gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Nigeria
gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkb:Federal_Republic_of_Nigeria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitution of 1963
gptkbp:included Rights of citizens
Electoral provisions
Provisions for emergency powers
Constitutional provisions for local government
Provisions for state creation
gptkbp:is_adopted_by 1963-01-01
Nigerian government
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Ethnic tensions
Centralization of power
Lack of representation
Inadequate checks and balances
gptkbp:is_designed_to Promote democracy
Ensure stability
Foster national unity
Unify Nigeria
gptkbp:is_opposed_by Regional leaders
gptkbp:is_recognized_as Fundamental human rights
gptkbp:is_subject_to gptkb:Judicial_review
Political challenges
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:Queen_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:provides gptkb:Legislative_body
Judicial independence
Decentralization of power
gptkbp:ratified_by gptkb:Nigerian_Parliament
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Constitution_of_1979
gptkb:Constitution_of_1973
gptkbp:suspension Military coup in 1966
gptkbp:was_in_force_until gptkb:1979
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:Constitutional_conventions
British parliamentary system
International law principles
Colonial legal systems
Constitution of 1954
gptkbp:was_part_of Post-colonial governance
Nigerian legal framework
Nigerian constitutional development
Nigerian constitutional history
Nigerian independence process
Nigerian political evolution
gptkbp:was_promulgated_to Establish rule of law
gptkbp:was_promulgated_under Military rule
gptkbp:was_revised_to Enhance civil rights
Adapt to changing circumstances
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:political_leaders
gptkbp:was_suspended_in gptkb:1975
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constitution_of_Kenya
gptkb:Federal_People's_Republic_of_Yugoslavia
gptkb:Constitution_of_1958
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5