Nigerian Fourth Republic

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The Fourth Republic is the republican government of Nigeria. Since 1999 it has governed the country according to the fourth republican constitution. It was in many ways a revival of the Second Republic, which was in place between 1979 and 1983 and suffers many of the same problems, such as multiple ministries which made policy planning difficult. Nigeria adopted the constitution of the Fourth Republic on May 29, 1999.

Founding (1999)

Following the death of military dictator and de facto ruler of Nigeria, General Sani Abacha in 1998, his successor General Abdusalami Abubakar initiated the transition which heralded Nigeria's return to democratic rule in 1999. The ban on political activities was lifted, and political prisoners were released from detention facilities. The constitution was styled after the ill fated Second Republic — which saw the Westminster system of government jettisoned for an American Presidential system. Political parties were formed (People's Democratic Party (PDP), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), and Alliance for Democracy (AD)), and elections were set for April 1999. In the widely monitored 1999 election, former military ruler Olusegun Obasanjo was elected on the PDP platform. On 29 May 1999, Obasanjo was sworn in as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

In the controversial general election on 21 April 2007, Umaru Yar'Adua of the PDP was elected President.

Following the death of Umaru Yar'Adua on 5 May, 2010, Goodluck Jonathan became the third president of the 4th Republic.

Presidents

Presidents during the Nigerian Fourth Republic

President	Term	Party
Olusegun Obasanjo	29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007	PDP
Umaru Yar'Adua	29 May 2007 – 5 May 2010	PDP
Goodluck Jonathan	6 May 2010 – Incumbent	PDP

Political parties

• Action Congress (AC)
• Alliance for Democracy (AD)
• All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)
• All People's Party (APP)
• All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)
• Congress for Progressive Change (CPC)
• Democractic people's Alliance (DPA)
• National Democratic Party (NDP)
• New Democrats (ND)
• People's Democratic Party (PDP)
• Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA)
• People's Redemption Party (PRP)
• People's Salvation Party (PSP)
• United Nigeria People's Party (UNPP)
• Fresh Democratic Party (FDP)
• Conscience Party of Nigeria (CPN)
• Justice Party (JP)
• Masses Movement of Nigeria (MMN)

Constitutional amendments

• Third Term Agenda

See also

• Nigerian First Republic (1963–66)
• Nigerian Second Republic (1979–83)
• Nigerian Third Republic (1993)

References

• The History of Nigeria
• Media Accountability and Democracy in Nigeria