For starters, the federal government have been dominating the scene and has assumed superiority over the federating units since the intervention of military in Nigerian politics. Since military federalism had more operational than civilian federalism, this model made the federal government the ‘‘master in relation to the dependent’’ state governments. At independence, the regions were largely autonomous and wielded outstanding powers with which they functioned independently of each
For starters, the federal government have been dominating the scene and has assumed superiority over the federating units since the intervention of military in Nigerian politics. Since military federalism had more operational than civilian federalism, this model made the federal government the ‘‘master in relation to the dependent’’ state governments. At independence, the regions were largely autonomous and wielded outstanding powers with which they functioned independently of each