Second Nigerian Republic
Federal Republic of Nigeria | |||||||||
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| 1979–1983 | |||||||||
| Motto: "Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress" presidential republic | |||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1979–1983 | Shehu Shagari | ||||||||
Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme | |||||||||
| Legislature | House of Representatives | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
| 1 October 1979 | |||||||||
| 31 December 1983 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| [3] | 923,768 km2 (356,669 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Currency | Nigerian naira | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) | ||||||||
| Driving side | right | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | NG | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Bakassi peninsula ; governed by Nigeria until 2008 | ||||||||
The Second Nigerian Republic was a brief formation of the Nigerian state which succeeded the military governments formed after the overthrow of the first republic.
Background
Contested elections and political turbulence in the Western region ended
Foundation (1979)
Following the assassination of Nigerian military head of state, General
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In the widely monitored 1979 election, Alhaji Shehu Shagari was elected on the NPN platform. On 1 October 1979, Shagari was sworn in as the first President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The military carefully planned the return to civil rule putting in place measures to ensure that political parties have broader support than witnessed during the first republic. But there was also uncertainties, like the first republic, political leaders may be unable to govern properly bringing another batch of new military rulers.[4]
Presidents
| President | Term | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Shehu Shagari | 1 October 1979 – 31 December 1983 | NPN |
Political parties
- Greater Nigerian People's Party(GNPP)
- National Party of Nigeria (NPN)[6]
- Nigeria Advance Party (NAP)
- Nigerian People's Party (NPP)
- People's Redemption Party (PRP)
- Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)
Political activism
Tai Solarin, an educationist, mounted public podiums regularly to speak-out in defiance of what he strongly felt were the negative views of the Second Republic government. Another such activist was Ayodele Awojobi, a professor of Mechanical Engineering, who filed several lawsuits and organised political rallies in protest of the Nigerian election results that returned Shehu Shagari, the incumbent, as president in the Second Republic - he strongly believed the results were widely rigged.
Overthrow
On 31 December 1983, the military overthrew the Second Republic. Major General
See also
- First Nigerian Republic (1963–1966)
- Third Nigerian Republic (1993)
- Fourth Nigerian Republic (1999–present)
References
- ^ ISBN 9781432788353.
- ^ "The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1979)" (PDF). p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2006.
- ^ Oshungade, I. O. (1995). "The Nigerian Population Statistics" (PDF). 1995 Directory of Nigerian Statisticians. 2: 58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2013.
- ^ a b c Bridget, Broom (29 August 1978). "Critical Times Ahead". Financial Times (London).
- ^ Falola, Toyin, and Julius Omozuanvbo Ihonvbere. The Rise and Fall of Nigeria's Second Republic, 1979-1983. London: Zed Books, 1985
- ^ "Solomon Lar's death depletes rank of Nigeria's Second Republic Governors | Premium Times Nigeria". 10 October 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Larry Diamond, "Nigeria Update," Foreign Affairs (Winter 1985/86) 63#2 pp 326-336. DOI: 10.2307/20042576 online
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| President of the First Republic (1963–1966) | ||||
| Military regime (1966–1979) |
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| President of the Second Republic (1979–1983) | ||||
| Military regime (1983–1999) | ||||
| President of the Fourth Republic (from 1999) | ||||
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