GCEGovernmentMilitary Rule in Nigeria2020

One major criticism of military rule in Nigeria is that it undermined constitutionalism chiefly because military governments

Aallowed political parties to operate without restriction
Bgoverned by decrees that could not be challenged in courtCORRECT
Cconducted regular elections to renew their mandate
Dpermitted a free press to criticise government policies
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
Military governments in Nigeria routinely issued decrees and ouster clauses that expressly excluded their actions from judicial review, thereby undermining the rule of law and constitutionalism. This meant that citizens had no legal recourse against arbitrary government decisions, which is fundamentally incompatible with democratic governance and constitutional order.
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