What are the key facts about the Second Nigerian Republic and its 1979 general election?

Here are the answers to the questions:

1. The second republic starts from year 1979 to 1983.

   • The Second Nigerian Republic lasted from 1979 to 1983.
   • b) 1979-1983

2. How many political parties was registered in the secondo republic

   • Five political parties were registered for the 1979 general election.
   • a) 5

3. FEDECO means

   • FEDECO stands for Federal Electoral Commission.
   • b) federal electoral commission

4. Out of the four political parties mentioned, one is not among the fully registered political party for 1979-1983 general election, pick a non registered party among the listed

   • The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was a prominent party during the Third Republic (early 1990s), not the Second Republic (1979-1983).
   • c) social democratic party (SDP)

5. Which of the policy in the 1979 general election has the following achievements: (1)it become the ruling party (2) it produced the first executive president (3) it won seven(7) state in the 1979 governorship election

   • The National Party of Nigeria (NPN) was the ruling party, produced the first executive president (Shehu Shagari), and won 7 governorship elections in 1979.
   • d) NPN

6. Which party became the opposition party in the 1979 general election

   • The Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) was the main opposition party during the Second Republic.
   • b) UPN

7. Through a military coup, who sacked the second republic and in what year?

   • Major General Muhammadu Buhari led the coup that overthrew the Second Republic on December 31, 1983, leading to his regime in 1984.
   • c) Major General Muhammadu Buhari (1984)

8. The following are the reasons given by the military for taking over from the second republic government, pick out one that is not a reasons for take over

   • The military typically cited issues like corruption, economic decline, and political instability as reasons for intervention. "Politicization of the army" refers to the army's involvement in politics, which is often a characteristic or consequence of military rule, rather than a reason given by the military for overthrowing a civilian government.
   • c) politicization of the army

9. Suggest one wrong reason among the following that was not a reason for military takeover in 1984

   • The military takeover in 1984 was primarily justified by widespread corruption, economic mismanagement (lack of finances, lack of economic development), and political instability. "Dispute over honesty" is a very general term that is less specific than direct allegations of corruption or economic failures, which were explicitly cited.
   • a) dispute over honesty

10. The major slogan of the Buhari/Idiagbon regime of 1984 was?

    • The Buhari/Idiagbon regime launched the "War Against Indiscipline" (WAI).
    • b) war against indiscipline