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  1. Aug 3, 2020 · Merits or advantages of presidential system of government. 1. Absence of collective responsibility: Unlike the collective responsibility in the cabinet system, in the presidential system of government, every individual is accountable to his actions which may led to his own resignation and not the entire cabinet. 2.

  2. Mar 8, 2024 · The military saw itself as the guardian of society and decided to introduce frenetic measures to protect democracy. One of these measures, and the most important one, was the introduction of a presidential system of government. Nigeria experimented with the parliamentary model introduced by the British during colonialism.

  3. The second reason for the transition from a parliamentary to a pres-idential system is Nigeria’s political structure. Nigeria emerged as an independent federal state, a structure similar to the political organisation of the USA. The USA, which had a federal presidential system, served as a model for the Nigerian state.

  4. Jan 16, 2020 · 8. The president can reject or veto a legislative bill for a given time after which the bill can be passed into law with or without presidential approval. 9. The president is the head of state and government. Advantages of the Presidential System of Government in Nigeria. 1. Freedom from legislative interruption will promote efficiency. 2.

  5. Apr 17, 2024 · By adopting the presidential system of democracy, Nigeria had thus added the challenge of operating an untested presidential system to the task of running a federal system of government. The rapidity of events, the bewildering array of political realities, socio-economic paradoxes, and, indeed, the actors, forces, and pressures on the Nigerian ...

  6. Aug 3, 2023 · The Presidential System is very expensive to run, in terms of finance and personnel required for the separate executive and legislative arms of government. 2. Since the President is not responsible to Parliament, an ambitious President may become autocratic because of the enormous executive powers at his disposal. 3.

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  8. Jun 23, 2023 · Nigeria is a product of British colonialism and gained its independence in 1960. Being a plural society with multiple ethnic groups, the Nigerian political system is built on a three-tier federal system (federal, state, and local governments). Modeled after the American model of democracy, Nigeria operates a presidential system that produces a ...