Term: 2nd Term
Week: 3
Class: Senior Secondary School 3
Age: 17 years
Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each
Date:
Subject: Government
Topic:- Military rule in Nigeria
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to
- Discuss measures that can be taken to prevent military interventions in Nigeria
- Describe the structure of the military administration
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1-2
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PRESENTATION
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TEACHER’S ACTIVITY
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STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
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STEP 1
INTRODUCTION
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The teacher reviews the previous lesson on Military rule in Nigeria
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Students pay attention
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STEP 2
EXPLANATION
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He discusses measures that can be taken to prevent military interventions in Nigeria
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Students pay attention and participates
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STEP 3
DEMONSTRATION
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He describes the structure of the military administration
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Students pay attention and participate
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STEP 4
NOTE TAKING
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The teacher writes a summarized note on the board
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The students copy the note in their books
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NOTE
MILITARY RULE IN NIGERIA
MEASURES THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO PREVENT MILITARY INTERVENTION IN NIGERIA’S POLITICS
- Military intervention could be prevented with the eradication or reduction in the level of corruption in Nigeria by politicians.
- It can also be prevented through accountability and transparency on the part of politicians.
- Necessary atmosphere should be created for the conduct of free and fair elections.
- It can be prevented if elected officials are responsive to the yearnings of the people.
- A law should be made to depoliticize the military and be completely separated from politics.
- It can be prevented if politicians learn to avoid mismanagement of public fund.
- The people should resist military rule through peaceful mass disobedience.
- Fundamental human rights should be respected by everybody in the country especially the politicians and military.
- The masses should be given political education so as to be able to fight for their right when it is being infringed upon.
- Politicians should learn how to avoid ethnic politics in order not to attract military rule.
STRUCTURE OF MILITARY RULE
- The Armed Forces Ruling Council: This consist of the Head of State and the Commander In- Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, the Service Chiefs, Inspector General of Police, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation and the Secretary to the military Government. This was the supreme decision making body in the country
- The Council of Ministers: This consists of the President, Vice President and the ministers some of whom were military officers, while others were politicians. The council performs executive functions with the President as the Chairman.
- The Council of States: This was an innovation introduced by Murtala Mohammed. It was an advisory body to the S.M.C./A.F.R.C. It was usually presided over by the Chief of Staff supreme headquarters. It is composed of the Head of State, Chief of General Staff, Minister of Defense; service Chiefs of the Army, Air force and Navy, Inspector General of Police, Attorney General and all military Governors.
- The Judiciary: This is headed by the Chief Justice of the country and various Judges of the court of appeal and high court.
- The Civil Service: It was made up of both the Secretary to the military government and the Head of Service. Apart from this, the structure of the civil service remains the same with that of the civilian regime.
EVALUATION: 1. What are the measures that can be taken to prevent military administration in Nigeria?
- Describe the structure of the military administration
CLASSWORK: As in evaluation
CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively
