Lagos State operates a multi-party political system.[1][2] The politics of Lagos State has been dominated by the All Progressives Congress since 1999 when Bola Tinubu became the first democratically elected governor of Lagos State, followed closely by the People's Democratic Party.[3][4]
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Lagos State has a classic tripartite separation of powers system consisting of the executive, the legislature and the judiciary.
The executive is headed by the governor who exercises executive power upon his or her election. Headed by a Speaker, the legislature consists of a forty-member House of Assembly vested with legislative power while the judiciary through the Lagos State Judiciary is charged with the exercising of judicial power.[5][6]
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References edit
- ^ Adeleye, Adisa (8 May 2015). "Multi-party system and the Nigerian factor in a democratic environment". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ prince A. G. A. Ladigbolu (2000). The Dawn of a New Era in Lagos State. Lichfield Nigeria Limited. ISBN 978-978-30498-3-3.
- ^ Olaiya, Tope Templer (19 April 2015). "The Emerging Colour Of Lagos Politics". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ Ogunmosule, Sola (6 July 2015). "Lagos and the gains of mainstream politics". The Sun Newspaper. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ Dele Olowu (1990). Lagos State: Governance, Society & Economy. Malthouse Press. ISBN 978-978-2601-20-9.
- ^ Oshisanya, 'lai Oshitokunbo (30 January 2015). An Almanac of Contemporary and Convergent Jurisprudential Restatements (ACCJR Compl.): Jurisprudence. Almanac Foundation. pp. 602–. GGKEY:FY5TF3BFHCE.