Lyttleton Constitution (1954)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lyttleton_Constitution_(1954)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Constitutional_document
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1954
gptkbp:effect Increased autonomy of Nigerian regions
Laid groundwork for Nigerian independence
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:British_colonial_government
gptkbp:feature Created regional governments
Established House of Representatives and Senate
Established federal structure
Provided for regional premiers
Reduced central legislative power
Defined powers between federal and regional governments
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Oliver_Lyttelton
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Macpherson_Constitution_(1951)
gptkbp:purpose To introduce federalism in Nigeria
gptkbp:regionCreated gptkb:Western_Region
gptkb:Eastern_Region
gptkb:Northern_Region
Southern Cameroons (as a region)
gptkbp:successor Independence Constitution (1960)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_colonial_government_in_Nigeria
gptkb:Colonial_Nigeria
gptkb:Nigerian_independence_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lyttleton Constitution (1954)