JUPEBGovernmentConstitutions and Constitutionalism

The 1963 Republican Constitution of Nigeria differed from the 1960 Independence Constitution mainly in that it

Areplaced the Queen with a Nigerian president as ceremonial head of state and made the Supreme Court the final court of appeal in place of the Privy Council.CORRECT
Babolished the regions.
Cintroduced military rule.
Dintroduced the presidential system.
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In 1963 Nigeria severed its remaining constitutional ties with Britain: Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe became president, appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London ended, and the Mid-Western Region was created. The parliamentary system continued until the 1966 coup; the presidential system came with the 1979 Constitution.
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