Concept:The Nigerian Second Republic adopted a presidential system modeled on the United States, not the British parliamentary model.
Explanation:After independence in
1960, Nigeria operated the British Westminster parliamentary system during the First Republic.
That parliamentary arrangement was later discarded following military rule.
In
1979, the Second Republic began under a new Constitution that introduced an American-styled Presidential system.
This system gives executive power to a President who is directly elected by the people.
The President serves as both the Head of State and the Head of Government.
Unlike the parliamentary system, the President is not a member of the legislature and does not depend on its confidence to remain in office.
Alhaji Shehu Shagari became Nigeria's first Executive President under this new structure.
The Second Republic lasted from
1979 to
1983.
This clearly distinguishes it from the earlier British-styled governance of the First Republic.
Answer:C. American-styled Presidential system