1999Event
Thirty-six states and the FCT are entrenched constitutionally
The 1999 Constitution listed the thirty-six states created by successive military governments plus the Federal Capital Territory.
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1999
Thirty-six states and the FCT are entrenched constitutionally
The 1999 Constitution listed the thirty-six states created by successive military governments plus the Federal Capital Territory.
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The 1999 Constitution listed the thirty-six states created by successive military governments plus the Federal Capital Territory. This locked Abacha's 1996 map into the Fourth Republic.
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