The Military in Nigerian Politics
Government · 50 practice questions
Factors leading to military intervention; structure of military regimes; the political (e.g. creation of states, the Unification Decree) and economic (e.g. SAP) impact of military rule; processes of military disengagement.
- Evaluate the reasons given for military intervention.
- Assess the achievements of military rule.
- Determine the conditions that necessitated withdrawal from governance.
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- Practice question 1
Nigeria's post-1999 experience of sustained civilian rule, alongside continued professional military engagement in peacekeeping rather than domestic political intervention, is often cited as evidence of progress in
- A.Eliminating the armed forces entirely
- B.Returning to military rule permanently
- C.Reducing military interference in domestic politics while maintaining a professionally engaged armed forces
- D.Reducing Nigeria's role in African peacekeeping
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C. Reducing military interference in domestic politics while maintaining a professionally engaged armed forces
This is cited as evidence of progress in reducing military political interference while maintaining professional engagement.
- Practice question 2
General Abdulsalami Abubakar's brief transition programme in 1998-99 is generally regarded as having been relatively
- A.Prolonged and indefinite
- B.Focused only on foreign policy
- C.Swift, leading quickly to the 1999 elections and civilian handover
- D.Cancelled entirely with no elections held
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C. Swift, leading quickly to the 1999 elections and civilian handover
Abubakar's transition programme is regarded as swift, quickly leading to the 1999 elections and handover.
- Practice question 3
After the Nigerian Civil War ended in 1970, the federal government's policy toward the defeated Eastern Region was popularly summarized as
- A.Complete exclusion from national affairs
- B.Punishment, Isolation, and Reparation
- C.Reconciliation, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (the 3Rs)
- D.Permanent military occupation
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C. Reconciliation, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (the 3Rs)
The post-war policy was popularly summarized as Reconciliation, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (the 3Rs).
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- Pre-colonial Polities
- Regional and Global Organizations
- Forms of Government
- Imperialist Penetration
- Nigeria's Foreign Policy
- Arms of Government
- Nigeria's Relations with African Countries
- Process of Decolonization
- Constitutional Development in Nigeria
- Nigeria in International Organizations
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