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Third Nigerian Republic

The Third Republic was the planned republican government of Nigeria in 1992 which was to be governed by the Third Republican constitution.[1] In the Third Republic, there were democratically elected state governors and state assemblies and a democratically elected federal legislature (National Assembly). The republic was however not fully democratic as there was no democratically elected civilian president. The then military president Ibrahim Babangida's supposed transition eventually turned out to be a ploy to keep executive powers and grant the National Assembly limited legislative powers. Hence all laws passed by the Senate and House of Representatives will have to pass the National Defence and Security Council of Nigeria and finally approved by the President. So while Babangida changed the usual style adopted by preceding military leaders from Head of State to president, he will continue to postpone presidential elections and eventually annul the ultimate one held on 12 June 1993. The Third Republic can thus be described as half military and half civilian.

  1. ^ "NIGERIA: parliamentary elections Senate, 1992". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

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Tria Niĝeria Respubliko EO Terceira República da Nigéria Portuguese

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