CONSTITUTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Lecturer: Dr Olufemi ADELUSI
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
· The course is designed to acquaint the
students with the different stages involved in Nigeria’s constitutional
Development.
· The various aspects of the respective
constitutions made for Nigeria from 1922 to 1999 would be examined.
· Emphasis would be placed on the lingering
aspects of the contentious provisions of the various constitutions.
· The linkage between these unresolved
contentious issues and the concept of National Questions would be examined.
COURSE
OBJECTIVES:
·
To
acquaint students with the different stages involved in Nigeria’s
Constitutional Development.
·
To
examine the various flaws/contentious provisions in the various constitutions.
·
To
expose the linkage between these contentious provisions and the concept of
National Questions in Nigeria.
METHOD OF
TEACHING/TEACHING AIDS:
The method of Teaching is mostly participatory. The teacher outlines
the major points of discourse on the topic. He talks to these points so
outlined. Students are encouraged to
participate by raising questions. The Teaching Aid employed is the Overhead
Projector where transparency containing the printer matter for the course is
projected on the screen during the contact hours.
COURSE OUTLINE:
MODULE I- INTRODUCTION TO NIGERIA’S
CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Week 1 - a.
Clifford’s Constitution
Week 2- b.
Richard’s Constitution
Week 3- c.
McPherson’s Constitution
Week 4-d. Littleton’s
Constitution
MODULE II- INDEPENDENCE CONSTITUTIONS
Week 5 - Independence
Constitution
Week 6- Republican
Constitution of 1963
MODULE III - MILITARY RULE AND CONSTITUTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Week 7-(16 January 1966 & 29 July 1975)
-1979 Constitution
Week 8- (1983-1993)-
1989 Constitution
Week 9 & Week 10- (1993-1999) - 1999
Constitution
MODULE IV- CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2003-2009
Week 11 - Impeachment
of Governors and V-P
Week 12 – Court
Rulings on Election Matters, Carpet crossing
WEEK 13. - REVISION
TUTORIALS
The third contact
hour is for tutorials.
Students are encouraged
to ask questions and make observation.
METHOD OF GRADING:
15% Mid-Semester Exam
5% Group Assignment
10% Class Test
Total Continuous Assessment- 30%
End of Semester Exam- 70%
GRAND RULES & REGULATIONS
Attendance to lectures
and tutorials are compulsory for registered students. Students must be seated 10 minutes before the
commencement of every lecture.
Listening to Teacher as He talks to Bullet
Points on the Screen. The class copies Bullet Points on the screen. Students
are encouraged to ask questions and make observation.
TOPICS FOR TERM PAPER/ASSIGNMENT:
DEMOCRACY AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN
NIGERIA
CROSS CARPETING IN NIGERIAN POLITICS
ALIGNMENT WITH
COVENANT UNIVERSITY VISION/GOALS
The course aligns with core values of Capacity Building.
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES RELEVANCE
Review
of 1999 Federal Republic of Nigeria Constitution
Carpet crossing in Nigerian Politics
RECOMMENDED READINGS
1.
Ezra.
Kalu, Constitutional Development in Nigeria.
2.
Mackintosh,
J.P, Nigerian Government and Politics.
3.
Ezra.
Kalu, Nigeria’s Constitutional Road
to Independence
4.
Dudley.B.J,
An Introduction to Nigerian Government and Politics.
5.
Ayam.John
(ed), Introduction to Politics. Covenant University Press. Ota 2004.
6.
Oyeleye
Oyediran, Introduction to Political Science. Oyediran Consults International.
Ibadan Nigeria. 1998
7.
Awolowo.O, Path to
Nigerian Freedom
8. Oyediran.O, Nigerian Government and Politics under Military Rule.
9. Oyediran.O, Nigerian Constitutional Development.Oyediran Consults
International.
Ibadan. 2007
10.The Nigerian Legislative
Process:Bills,Budgetary Control and Committee System
11.How citizens view Political Parties in
Nigeria: A Study of Selected States.
12.Power sharing in Nigerian Federation.
13.Foundations of Nigerian Federalism:Pre-Colonial
Antecedents
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