Highlight any six features of the Independence Constitution of your country.

Explanation

(i) It provided for the appointment of a Governor-General for Nigeria

(ii) The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Britain was retained as the Highest Court of Appeal.

(iii) Prime Minister: Executive functions were ascribed to the Prime Minister.

(iv) Parliamentary system: It embraced the British Parliamentary system of government.

(v) Fundamental Human Rights: It was entrenched in all the independence constitutions.

(vi) Citizenship: Provision, were made for definition of citizenship and how to acquire it.

(vii) Judicial Service Commission was established for the regulation of the legal practice.

(viii) Public Service Commission was established

(ix) It provided for a bi-cameral legislature i.e., upper and lower houses.

(x) Legislative powers were listed as exclusive, concurrent and residual lists.

(xi) Amendment: It provided procedure for amending the constitution.