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Advantages & Disadvantages of Richards Constitution 1947
The Authur Richards Constitution of 1947 in Nigeria had the following advantages and disadvantages.
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Federal Character Commission and Tribunal (Nigeria)
Federal Character Commission and Tribunal (Nigeria) | Although the federal character principle was enshrined in the 1979 Constitution, it was the 1999 Constitution that made provision for the establishment of the Federal Character Commission. The Commission has a Chairman and a representative from each state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
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Nigerian Federal Civil Service Commission (FRCS)
Federal Civil Service Commission (FRCS) is one of the oldest public commissions in Nigeria having first been established as the Public Service Commission in 1951 under the Macpherson Constitution.
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Council of State (Nigeria) | Functions
The President is the Chairman of the Nigeria Council of State which was first established in 1975. It also has in its membership the Vice President (Vice Chairman), all former Presidents and Heads of State / Government, all former Chief Justices of Nigeria, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House Representatives, state governors and the Attorney General of the Federation.
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Features of Confederal System of Government
A con-federal state or confederal system of government could be regarded as a loosed federation where ultimate power resides in state forming the alliances. It could also be regarded as a political arrangement in which autonomous reserved exclusively for the component states with a weak centre.