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Zorluk: OrtaThe Lyttelton Constitution of 1954 and Nigerian Federalism

Match each legislative list or institutional division established under the 1954 Lyttelton Constitution with its correct constitutional jurisdiction.

  • Exclusive Legislative ListSubjects reserved strictly for the central parliament, such as defense, external affairs, and currency.
  • Concurrent Legislative ListSubjects open to both central and regional legislatures, where federal law prevailed in cases of conflict.
  • Residual Legislative ListAll unlisted local matters assigned exclusively to the Regional Houses of Assembly.
  • Regional Administrative InstitutionsDecentralized bodies granting regions independent High Courts and public service commissions.

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Exclusive Legislative List matches subjects reserved strictly for the central parliament; Concurrent Legislative List matches subjects open to both central and regional legislatures; Residual Legislative List matches unlisted local matters assigned exclusively to Regional Houses of Assembly; Regional Administrative Institutions matches decentralized bodies granting regions independent High Courts and public service commissions.
The 1954 Lyttelton Constitution formally introduced true federalism in Nigeria by creating a three-tier legislative distribution (Exclusive, Concurrent, Residual) and regionalizing administrative institutions. Central parliament retained exclusive control over items like defense and currency, both tiers shared concurrent items with federal law supremacy, regions exercised sole authority over residual matters, and separate regional High Courts and public services were established.

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1
Identify central legislative jurisdiction under the 1954 Constitution.
The Exclusive List was assigned solely to the Federal House of Representatives for national matters like defense, currency, and foreign policy.
Federal systems reserve core sovereign subjects to the national central government.
2
Determine shared legislative powers and the rule of inconsistency.
The Concurrent List permitted both federal and regional lawmaking, with federal law taking precedence in cases of conflict.
Sectional supremacy of federal law ensures constitutional consistency on shared legislative topics.
3
Classify unlisted regional powers.
Residual powers were granted exclusively to the Regional Houses of Assembly.
Vesting residual powers in the regions was a hallmark of true federalism introduced by the Lyttelton Constitution.
4
Examine judicial and civil service restructuring.
Public services and judicial hierarchies were split into federal and regional structures.
The 1954 Constitution created independent regional High Courts and separate regional civil service commissions.

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Division of Legislative Lists and Administrative Regionalization in the 1954 Lyttelton Constitution
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The Lyttelton Constitution of 1954 and Nigerian Federalism