Fourth Nigerian Republic
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The Fourth Republic is the current
Second Republic, which was in place between 1979 and 1983 and suffers many of the same problems, such as multiple ministries which made policy planning difficult.[citation needed] Nigeria adopted the constitution of the Fourth Republic on 29 May 1999.[1]
Founding (1999)
Following the death of military
People's Democratic Party (PDP), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), and Alliance for Democracy (AD)), and elections were set for April 1999. In the widely monitored 1999 election, former military ruler Olusegun Obasanjo was elected on the PDP platform. On 29 May 1999, Obasanjo was sworn in as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
.
In the controversial
Umaru Yar'Adua
of the PDP was elected president.
Following the death of
general elections on 28 March 2015 after the PDP rule of sixteen years (1999–2015).[4]
On 29 May 2015, Buhari was sworn in as President of Nigeria, becoming the first opposition figure to win a presidential election since independence in 1960.[5] On 29 May 2019, Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in for a second term as Nigeria's president, after winning the presidential election in February 2019.[6]
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, won the February 2023 presidential election to succeed Muhammadu Buhari as the next president of Nigeria. However, the opposition had accusations of electoral fraud in polls.[7] On 29 May 2023, Bola Tinubu was sworn in as Nigeria’s president to succeed Buhari.[8]
Political parties
Major parties
- All Progressives Congress (APC) - ruling party
- People's Democratic Party (PDP) - opposition party
Defunct major opposition
- All People's Party (APP)
- Alliance for Democracy (AD)
- All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)
- Congress for Progressive Change (CPC)
Minor parties
| Accord | A |
| Action Alliance | AA |
| Action Democratic Party | ADP |
| Action Peoples Party | APP |
| African Action Congress | AAC |
| African Democratic Congress | ADC |
| All Progressives Grand Alliance | APGA |
| Allied Peoples Movement | APM |
| Boot Party | BP |
| Labour Party | LP |
| National Rescue Movement | NRM |
| New Nigeria Peoples Party | NNPP |
| Peoples Redemption Party | PRP |
| Social Democratic Party | SDP |
Young Progressive Party
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YPP |
| Zenith Labour Party | ZLP |
Presidents
| President | Term | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Olusegun Obasanjo | 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 | PDP
|
Umaru Yar'Adua |
29 May 2007 – 5 May 2010 | PDP
|
| Goodluck Jonathan | 6 May 2010 – 29 May 2015 | PDP
|
| Muhammadu Buhari | 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023 | APC |
| Bola Tinubu | 29 May 2023 – present | APC |
National Assembly Members
1999 – 2003
2003 – 2007
2007 – 2011
2011 – 2015
2015 – 2019
2019 – 2023
2023 – 2027
Constitutional amendments
- Third Term Agenda
See also
- Nigerian First Republic(1963–66)
- Nigerian Second Republic(1979–83)
- Nigerian Third Republic(1992–93)
Further reading
- John A. Ayoade, and Adeoye A. Akinsanya, eds. Nigeria's Critical Election, 2011 (Lexington Books; 2012)
References
- ^ "June 12, NASS and Nigeria's Fourth Republic". Punch Newspapers. 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ "Goodluck Jonathan wins vote to run in Nigeria's April election". The Guardian. Associated Press. 14 January 2011.
- ^ "Nigeria election: Riots over Goodluck Jonathan win". BBC News. 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Nigeria election: Muhammadu Buhari wins presidency". BBC News. 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Nigeria's President Buhari promises change at inauguration". BBC News. 29 May 2015.
- ^ Abang, Mercy. "Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari sworn in for second term as president". www.aljazeera.com.
- ^ "Who is Bola Tinubu, Nigeria's president-elect?". www.aljazeera.com.
- ^ "Bola Tinubu sworn in as Nigeria's president, succeeds Buhari". www.aljazeera.com.
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