SS 3 Government (1st, 2nd & 3rd Term)

STRUCTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT The structure of Nigerian local government has continued to change due to differences in the constitutional reforms that guide its operations. In the aborted third republic, the Babangida local government reforms made provision for the  Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Director of Personnel Management and Supervisory appointees. The Director of Personnel Management […]

WEAKNESSES OF MILITARY RULE The military are not trained in the act of governance. Military regimes are by their nature autocratic; they are insensitive to the opinions or the demands of the people. The Nigerian civil war; the military was responsible for the civil war that claimed many lives. Military rule is based on fear

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The first military regime in Nigeria started in January 15th 1966, which was staged by five (5) Majors led by Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu. It was a bloody military coup in the annals of Nigeria’s politics. Prominent Politicians including the Prime Minister, Alhaji Tafawa Balewa, Premier of Western Region, S.L. Akintola, the Minister