Unification Decree intensifies suspicion

Ironsi's regime issued Decree No. 34, replacing federal arrangements with a more unitary system. The decree became one of the most consequential constitutional shocks in Nigerian history, feeding northern fears of domination. Source to strengthen: official decree / academic source needed; background from CFR [Nigeria's Unitary Federalism](https://www.cfr.org/articles/nigerias-unitary-federalism).