Federal Government of Nigeria and President Olusegun Obasanjo

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Federal Government of Nigeria

The Federal Republic of Nigeria consists of thirty-six states, and the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja. There are also 774 local government councils in the Country.
Nigeria is a federal republic and runs the presidential system of government modeled closely to what obtains largely in other presidential democracies. The Presidential system is the executive arm of the Nigerian government, implementing legislations instituted by the bicameral National Assembly and processes declared by the Judiciary.

The Presidency is headed by the President, Olusegun OBASANJO, who is also the Commander in-chief of all the armed forces of Nigeria. Nigeria Armed Forces is the most powerful in West Africa. Ghana claims to have the finest military unit in West Africa. Ghana might be right, considering Ghana's extensive peace keeping duties in West Africa.

Map of Nigeria

Shown above is the map of the federal Republic of Nigeria. Can you locate the oil deposits in this West African Country?

Facts - Federal Government of Nigeria

Country name:	conventional long form: Federal Republic of Nigeria conventional short form: Nigeria
Government type:	federal republic
Capital:	Abuja; note - on 12 December 1991 the capital was officially transferred from Lagos to Abuja; most federal government offices have now moved to Abuja
Administrative divisions:	36 states and 1 territory; Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Federal Capital Territory, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nassarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara
Independence:	1 October 1960 (from UK)
National holiday:	Independence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960)
Constitution:	new constitution adopted May 1999
Legal system:	based on English common law, Islamic Shariah law (in 12 northern states), and traditional law
Suffrage:	18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:	chief of state: President Olusegun OBASANJO (since 29 May 1999); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of federal government head of government: President Olusegun OBASANJO (since 29 May 1999); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: Federal Executive Council elections: president is elected by popular vote for no more than two four-year terms; election last held 19 April 2003 (next to be held NA 2007) election results: Olusegun OBASANJO elected president; percent of vote - Olusegun OBASANJO (PDP) 61.9%, Muhammadu BUHARI (ANPP) 31.2%, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu OJUKWU (APGA) 3.3%, other 3.6%
Legislative branch:	bicameral National Assembly consists of Senate (109 seats - 3 from each state plus one from Abuja, members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) and House of Representatives (346 seats, members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: Senate - last held 12 April 2003 (next to be held NA 2007); House of Representatives - last held 12 April 2003 (next to be held NA 2007) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - PDP 53.7%, ANPP 27.9%, AD 9.7%; seats by party - PDP 76, ANPP 27, AD 6; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDP 54.5%, ANPP 27.4%, AD 8.8%, other 9.3%; seats by party - PDP 223, ANPP 96, AD 34, other 6; note - one seat is vacant
Judicial branch:	Supreme Court of Nigeria (judges appointed by the President); Federal Court of Appeal (judges are appointed by the federal government on the advice of the Advisory Judicial Committee)
Political parties and leaders:	Alliance for Democracy or AD [Alhaji Adamu ABDULKADIR]; All Nigeria Peoples' Party or ANPP [Don ETIEBET]; All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Chekwas OKORIE]; National Democratic Party or NDP [Aliyu Habu FARI]; Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Dr. Ahmadu ALI]; Peoples Redemption Party or PRP [Abdulkadir Balarabe MUSA]; Peoples Salvation Party or PSP [Lawal MAITURARE]; United Nigeria Peoples Party or UNPP [Saleh JAMBO]
Political pressure groups and leaders:	Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force or NDPVF [Mujahid Dokubo ASARI]; Nigerian Labor Congress or NLC [Adams OSHIOMOLE]
International organization participation:	ACP, AfDB, AU, C, ECOWAS, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OIC, ONUB, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMEE, UNMIK, UNMIL, UNMOVIC, UNOCI, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:	chief of mission: Ambassador Jibril Muhammad AMINU chancery: 3519 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 986-8400 FAX: [1] (202) 775-1385 consulate(s) general: Atlanta and New York
Diplomatic representation from the US:	chief of mission: Ambassador Howard Franklin JETER embassy: 7 Mambilla Drive, Abuja mailing address: P. O. Box 554, Lagos telephone: [234] (9) 523-0916/0906/5857/2235/2205 FAX: [234] (9) 523-0353
Nigeria Flag description:	three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green

Shown Above is the map of Nigeria. Looking at the map, can you pin point the Oil rich regions in Nigeria? Nigeria map is shows Nigeria as a huge country compared to other African Countries ( See the Map of Africa )

Source: CIA fact book