National Archives / National Archives of Nigeria

Supplement to Official Gazette Extraordinary

TIIE FEDERAL ITARY GOVERNMENT (SUPREMACY AND ENFOR EMENT OF POWERS) DECREE 1970 Decree No. 28 [9th May 1970 WHEREAS the mi "tary revolution which took place on JanuarYi 15 1 66 and which was followe by another on July 29 1966, effectively abroga ed the whole pre-existing l gal order in Nigeria except what has been preser ed under the Constituti (Suspension and Modification) Decree 1 66 (1966 No.1): AND WHEREAS ach military revolution involved an abrupt polit cal change which was not "thin the contemplation of the Constitution of he Federation 1963 (hereaf er referred to as "the Constitution of…