This maiden editorial of the Carnelian Journal of Law and Politics examines a vital question that is essential to the Nigerian polity. There have been many commentaries on the imperfect federalism practiced in Nigeria, which is the consequence of the foundational problems with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999. Despite the attempt of the constitution to make evident the reflection of a federal character, yet ghosts from 1966 haunt Nigeria’s federal status, and in fact, the integrity of its statehood. The fabric of Nigeria’s statehood is ripping at the hems because of its outmoded power structure. On the 24th of May 1966, when General Aguiyi Ironsi issued Decree 34 that made Nigeria a unitary state, 1the motion was set for the fragility of the Nigerian polity. Before the coming into existence of Aguiyi’s Decree 34, political power in Nigeria was resident in the regional system through which the country was governed.
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CJLP, Carnelian Journal of Law and Politics . "Editorial: Restructuring Nigeria, True Federalism or a Journey towards Confederacy?" Afribary (2020). Accessed December 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/editorial-restructuring-nigeria-true-federalism-or-a-journey-towards-confederacy