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Section 14 of the Nigerian Constitution: The Government and the People<\/h2>\n

The Government and the People<\/span><\/h3>\n

14.<\/strong> (1) The Federal Republic of Nigeria shall be a State based on the principles of democracy and social justice.<\/p>\n

(2) It is hereby, accordingly, declared that \u2013<\/p>\n

(a) sovereignty belongs to the people of Nigeria from whom government through this Constitution derives all its powers and authority;<\/p>\n

(b) the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government; and<\/p>\n

(c) the participation by the people in their government shall be ensured in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.<\/p>\n

(3) The composition of the Government of the Federation or any of its agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall be carried out in such a manner as to reflect the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity, and also to command national loyalty, thereby ensuring that there shall be no predominance of persons form a few States or from a few ethnic or other sectional groups in that government or in any of its agencies.<\/p>\n

(4) The composition of the Government of a State, a local government council, or any of the agencies of such Government or council, and the conduct of the affairs of the Government or council or such agencies shall be carried out in such manner as to recognise the diversity of the people within its area of authority and the need to promote a sense of belonging and loyalty among all the peoples of the Federation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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