Features, Achievements, and Weaknesses of Military System
Topic Content:
- Features of Military Government
- Achievements of Military Rule
- Weakness of Military Government in Nigeria
Features of Military Government:
(i) Military governments come to power through coups and countercoups.
(ii) The military government always suspends the constitutionA constitution is a set of fundamental rules that determine how a country or state is run. More and rules through decreesA decree is an official order given by a government or by a person with power. For example, the president can issue a decree making a particular day a national holiday.... More and edictsIn Nigeria, the military rules the people through decrees and edicts. Laws passed by the central government during military regimes are known as decrees while those passed by regional governments during... More.
(iii) Political power is usually centralized.
(iv) Military governments are dictatorial and do not tolerate citizens.
(v) Political associations and activities are outlawed.
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