5 May 1999Significant
Constitution Promulgation Decree published
Military ruler Abdulsalami Abubakar promulgated the 1999 Constitution by Decree No. 24 ahead of the civilian handover.
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5 May 1999
Constitution Promulgation Decree published
Military ruler Abdulsalami Abubakar promulgated the 1999 Constitution by Decree No. 24 ahead of the civilian handover.
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Military ruler Abdulsalami Abubakar promulgated the 1999 Constitution by Decree No. 24 ahead of the civilian handover. The text became the inherited constitutional frame of the Fourth Republic.
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