Separation of power in Nigeria

Answer 1

separation of power in Nigeria like many other states operating a presidential system is an essential feature of the state's administrative system. Nigeria adopted the presidentail system in which the executive power is vested in a single man and of course in a single office in 1979 presenting a lucid departure from the hitherto cabinet system in operation before miltiary interrigum of 1963. Pursuant to the basic features fo a presidential system, Nigerian administrative system vested the governmental powers of legilating, implementing and interpreting laws into three separate but co-ordinted bodies namely; Legislature, Executive and Judiciary respectively. Hence, the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria like 1979 and 1989 constitutions learly and succintly provides for separation rather than fusion of power. Based on this provision therefore, members of the law making body (parliamentarians) at both Federal and State levels and even at the Local govenment being the third tier of government are not allowed to be members of executive or judiciary and vice versa. Unlike the Great Britain where the Prime Minister is the leader of the party that has the majority in the parliarment, and has a parliamentary status, President in Nigeria is elected in a general election on the basis of Universal Adult Sufferage and for the time being in power as the head of the executive and Commander-in- Chief has no parliarmentary status. The Judiciary headed by the Chief Justice of the Federation is an independent body charged primarily with the responsibility of interpreting law does not have her membership drawn from legislative or executive branches and as such cannot excercise legislative or executive powers unless the powers are delegated. In view of this, separation of power is an intgral part of the Nigerian governmental process based on her adoption of the US modelled presidential system of government sice 1979. separation of power in Nigeria like many other states operating a presidential system is an essential feature of the state's administrative system. Nigeria adopted the presidentail system in which the executive power is vested in a single man and of course in a single office in 1979 presenting a lucid departure from the hitherto cabinet system in operation before miltiary interrigum of 1963. Pursuant to the basic features fo a presidential system, Nigerian administrative system vested the governmental powers of legilating, implementing and interpreting laws into three separate but co-ordinted bodies namely; Legislature, Executive and Judiciary respectively. Hence, the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria like 1979 and 1989 constitutions learly and succintly provides for separation rather than fusion of power. Based on this provision therefore, members of the law making body (parliamentarians) at both Federal and State levels and even at the Local govenment being the third tier of government are not allowed to be members of executive or judiciary and vice versa. Unlike the Great Britain where the Prime Minister is the leader of the party that has the majority in the parliarment, and has a parliamentary status, President in Nigeria is elected in a general election on the basis of Universal Adult Sufferage and for the time being in power as the head of the executive and Commander-in- Chief has no parliarmentary status. The Judiciary headed by the Chief Justice of the Federation is an independent body charged primarily with the responsibility of interpreting law does not have her membership drawn from legislative or executive branches and as such cannot excercise legislative or executive powers unless the powers are delegated. In view of this, separation of power is an intgral part of the Nigerian governmental process based on her adoption of the US modelled presidential system of government sice 1979.