Nigerian Independence Constitution
GPTKB entity
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Constitution
|
| gptkbp:allows |
Multi-party system
|
| gptkbp:bornIn |
October 1, 1960
|
| gptkbp:createdBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Nigeria
|
| gptkbp:defines |
Powers of the President
|
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Federal_Republic_of_Nigeria
Executive branch Judicial independence |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Nigerian Independence Constitution
|
| gptkbp:includes |
Amendment procedures
Provisions for education Provisions for taxation Electoral provisions Provisions for citizenship Constitutional provisions for regional autonomy |
| gptkbp:isCelebratedFor |
gptkb:Independence_Day
|
| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
gptkb:London
Queen Elizabeth II Political opposition Military interventions Constitution Drafting Committee 1963 Constitution Some ethnic groups |
| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
Centralization of power
Lack of representation |
| gptkbp:isDiscussedIn |
Parliamentary sessions
Constitutional conferences |
| gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy |
Ethnic tensions
|
| gptkbp:isFiledIn |
gptkb:English_language
|
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
International law principles
Colonial legal traditions British_parliamentary_system Subsequent_Nigerian_constitutions |
| gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
gptkb:Nigeria
|
| gptkbp:isReflectedIn |
1966
|
| gptkbp:isUsedBy |
Model for future constitutions
Establish governance structures |
| gptkbp:isUtilizedFor |
Facilitate independence negotiations
|
| gptkbp:isVisitedBy |
1963
Referendum Military coup in 1966 Nigerian Parliament |
| gptkbp:provides |
Bicameral legislature
Local government system Rights of women |
| gptkbp:recognizes |
Fundamental Rights
Ethnic_diversity_of_Nigeria |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Lagos Constitution of 1954
|
| gptkbp:sets |
Legislative powers
|
| gptkbp:wasEducatedAt |
Self-governance
Promoting national unity |
| gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn |
Official gazette
|
| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
gptkb:Nigerian_government
Post-colonial governance Transition to independence Nigerian_history Nigerian_independence_movement Nigerian_leaders Nigerian_constitutional_history Nigerian_legal_framework |
| gptkbp:wasSupportedBy |
gptkb:British_government
Civil society organizations Nigerian_nationalists |