Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary School 2

SUBJECT: GOVERNMENT

CLASS:� SS2

DATE:

TERM: 3RD TERM

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WEEK TEN

TOPIC: MAJOR POLITICAL CRISIS IN NIGERIA

CONTENT

Kaduna state executive/legislative crisis of 1981.

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KADUNA STATE EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE CRISIS OF 1981

Main Features

• The PRP won the gubernatorial election in 1979 in Kaduna state and Alhaji Balarabe Musa its flag bearer became governor of the state on October1, 1979
• PRP as a party did not have the majority seats in the state assembly.
• The NPN that won the majority seats in the House had both the speaker of the House and the majority leader.�
• In adherence to the constitutional provision which required the governor to present his nominated candidates as commissioners to the State House of Assembly.
• Alhaji Balarabe Musa presented the list of his nominated commissioners for three good times and the House rejected the lists for three good times.
• This led to the strained relationship between executive and the legislatures.
• The NPN controlled legislature was bent on removing the governor through the process known as impeachment.
• Different charges and accusations of different proportions were levelled against the governor, so as to create enough reasons for his impeachment or removal.
• Some state assemblies in the country came in to mediate but all to no avail. The legislators were determined to remove the governor.
• The report of the committee set up to investigate the allegations was adopted and the speaker of the House, AlhajiMamman Dan Musa served the impeachment notice on the governor as the governor of Kaduna State.

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EVALUATION QUESTION

Explain the causes of the Kaduna state executive/legislative crisis of 1981.

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GENERAL EVALUATION/REVISION QUESTIONS

1. State 6 main provisions of the 1963 republican constitution.
2. Give 5 disadvantages of the constitution.
3. Explain the composition of the federal legislature under the 1963 republican constitution.

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READING ASSIGNMENT

Essential Government by C.C. Dibie pages 210.

Comprehensive Government by J.U. Anyaele pages 189.

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WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

1. The gubernatorial election of 1979 in Kaduna state was won by (a) Alhaji Shehu Shagari (b) AlhajiBalarabe Musa (c) AlhajiMamman Dan Musa (d) Ali Ndume
2. The party that won the majority seat in Kaduna state House of Assembly election in 1979 was (a) NPN (b) PRP (c) NNDP UMBC
3. �Balarabe Musa decided to rule the state without commissioners because (a) there were no qualified people (b) the constitution allowed it (c) there was no need for commissioners (d) the assembly rejected the nominated candidates
4. Governor Balarabe Musa was removed from office through (a) impeachment (b) disqualification (c) coup (d) vote of no confidence
5. The speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly in 1981 was (a)Balarabe Musa (b) Mamman Dan Musa� (c) Alhaji Waziri (d) Aminu Tambuwal

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THEORY

Why did the House of Assembly reject the nomination of commissioners by the governor?