The Republic

The Text

The Federal Republic of Nigeria shall be a State based on the principles of democracy and social justice. Sovereignty belongs to the people of Nigeria from whom government through this Constitution derives all its powers and authority.

How to cite this section

Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), §14The Government and the people. Retrieved from The Republic, therepublic.extrafemi.com/constitution/directive-principles/14.

Source · Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended · §14

All sections in Chapter IIFundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy

Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.