Nigeria

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Things To Remember:

1.  Nigeria's "national question" is whether or not it should remain as one country,
2. In comparison to the Iranian Constitution of 1979, the 1999 Nigerian Constitution is a much less important source of political authority.
3. According to novelist Chinua Achebe, Nigeria's troubles are squarely a failure of leadership.
4. The Sokoto Caliphate was founded by the Fulani.
5. Parliamentary government did not work in Nigeria because Nigeria's many ethnic groups meant that a majority party could not form.
6. Russia and Nigeria have the largest number of ethnic minority groups in proportion to their overall population.
7. Nigeria does not have a law that requires parties to run female candidates for office.
8. The People's Democractic Party chose to run a Christian presidential candidate from the south in 1999 and 2003.
9. The most consistent criticism of the Nigerian presidential election of 2007 was that it was fraudulent.
10. Labor unions have a long, active history in Nigeria.
11. The Power Holding Company is a para-statal. 
12. The institution in the Nigerian government created to give equal representation to the states is the Senate. 
13. One indidcation that the judiciary in Nigeria may be developing some independence is that the Supreme Court ruled that the Independent National Electoral Commission did not have the authority to disqualify candidates for office.
14. The institution in Nigeria that is usually seen as the most truly national character is the military.
15. In NIgeria most rent-seeking behavior is directed toward the government for a share of oil revenue.
16. International organizations have developed structural adjustment programs for Nigeria in order to help the country pay down its debt.