CONSTITUTION OF NIGERIA

1999 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CHAPTERS	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
SCHEDULES	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
NIGERIAN CONSTITUTIONAL INSTRUMENTS
DOCUMENTS	1999	1979	1963	1960	1954	1951	1936	1922	1914

PREAMBLE TO THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION

We, the people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Having firmly and solemnly resolved, to live in unity and harmony as one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign nation under God, dedicated to the promotion of inter-African solidarity, world peace, international co-operation and understanding:

And to provide for a Constitution for the purpose of promoting the good government and welfare of all persons in our country, on the principles of freedom, equality and justice, and for the purpose of consolidating the unity of our people;

Do hereby make, enact and give to ourselves the following Constitution:-

SECTION 1 (1) This Constitution is supreme and its provisions shall have binding force on the authorities and persons throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria (2) The Federal Republic of Nigeria shall not be governed nor shall any persons or group of persons take control of the Government of Nigeria or any part thereof, except in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. (3) If any other law is inconsistent with the Provisions of this Constitution, this Constitution shall prevail and that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. MORE

Nigeria is an internationally recognized sovereign nation made up of 36 states and a Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Each of those 36 states is empowered by Nigeria’s Constitution to establish and maintain a legal system that would assure justice within the assigned territory so as to enable every citizen and other persons resident in it carry on their legitimate everyday pursuits. Together, the Constitution, the individual legal system of Nigeria’s 36 States,- coupled with laws made by the Federal Legislature for the entire nation or for the Federal Capital Territory as well as Nigeria’s treaty obligations, make up the Nigerian legal complex. As a legal complex with varying legal standards, the Constitution provides the ultimate principles, rules and doctrines from which the legitimacy and hierarchy of all other legal norms in Nigeria are validated. MORE