GCECivic EducationConstitution and Government2023

The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is described as a rigid constitution primarily because

Ait was written and enacted by the military government
Bits amendment requires a special procedure involving the National Assembly and State Houses of AssemblyCORRECT
Cit cannot be amended under any circumstance
Dit grants exclusive powers only to the federal government
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The 1999 Constitution is rigid because amending it requires more than a simple legislative majority; it demands approval by at least two-thirds of members of both chambers of the National Assembly and ratification by at least two-thirds of the 36 State Houses of Assembly. This special procedure distinguishes it from ordinary legislation and makes the constitution difficult to alter. Rigidity does not mean the constitution is unamendable, only that the process is more demanding.
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