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The Sharia Debate and the Origins of Nigeria's Second Republic
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In Nigeria, the Supreme Military Council (S.M.C.) appointed a Constitutional Drafting Committee, and its Draft was debated by the Constituent Assembly, which included elected members from all 19 States, as well as a number nominated by the S.C..Abstract:
From 1977 to 1979, Nigeria prepared itself for the coming Second Republic. Most important on the agenda was the writing of a new Constitution. The Supreme Military Council (S.M.C.) appointed a Constitutional Drafting Committee, and its Draft was debated by the Constituent Assembly, which included elected members from all 19 States, as well as a number nominated by the S.M.C. The Draft, along with the changes proposed by the Constituent Assembly, were presented in September 1978 to the S.M.C. which made further alterations. That Constitution provided the basis for the subsequent elections of July and August 1979, and the formal inauguration of the Second Republic took place in October.read more
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Between Maitatsine and Boko Haram: Islamic Fundamentalism and the Response of the Nigerian State
TL;DR: The authors discusses the resurgence of violence under the guise of religious revivalism and draws parallels between the Maitatsine uprisings and the Boko Haram uprising, and concludes that unless the state addresses concretely and tackles bravely the conditions that can aid or fuel violent religious revivals, up-risings may recur.
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An African Case Study of Political Islam: Nigeria
TL;DR: In Nigeria, since independence in 1960, the issue of regional or ethnic power sharing in Nigeria has shifted to a contest between Muslims and Christians, with the part-Muslim, part-Christian Yoruba of the southwest helping to hold the balance as discussed by the authors.
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The Logic of Ethnic and Religious Conflict in Africa
TL;DR: This paper argued that ethnicity and religion inspire distinct passions among individuals, and that political leaders exploit those passions to achieve their own strategic goals when the institutions of the state break down, using case illustrations from Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, and Sudan.
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Structure and Conflict in Nigeria, 1960-1966
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