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The Two-Party System and the Federal Political Process

As part of its transition program to civilian federal democracy, the federal military government has constitutionalized a two-party system along federal lines, provided funding and other facilities to the two parties, and established institutions, such as the National Electoral Commission and the Directorate for Social Mobilisation, to supervise and oversee the two-party process. This regimentation is seen as being necessary because Nigeria has not been able to sustain either democracy or a stable party system in the past. The stage has been set, therefore, for the maintenance of a two-party s…