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- The 1979 ConstitutionA constitution is a set of fundamental rules that determine how a country or state is run. More
- Features of the 1979 Constitution
There were many steps taken towards drafting a new constitution, after the military took over governance, in 1966, and set aside the 1963 Republic Constitution.
General Murtala Mohammed Murtala took power as the Military Head of State On 29th July 1975, when General Yakubu Gowon was overthrown in a non-violent coup.
On February 3, 1976, the Military Government of Murtala Muhammed created new states and renamed others, the states he created include: Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Imo, Niger, Ogun, and Ondo. This brought the total number of states in Nigeria to nineteen (19) in 1976.
General Murtala Mohammed Murtala ruled over Nigeria from 30 July 1975 until his assassination on 13 February 1976.
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Please, which is better between the 1960 independence and the 1979 presidential constitution