Politics of Abia State

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Abia State has a multi-party political system. [1] The politics of Abia State is governed within the framework of a presidential republic with the Governor of Abia State serving jointly as the head-of-state and head of government. The Governor exercises the executive power vested on him or her directly, although the constitution also authorizes the Deputy Governor and Commissioners to carry out such exercises. [2] Legislative power rests on the shoulders of a 24-member unicameral House of Assembly while the judicial power is exercised directly by the Judiciary of Abia State. Power in Abia State is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judiciary, similarly to the United States. [3]

Abia State State in Nigeria

Abia is a state in the south eastern part of Nigeria. The capital is Umuahia and the major commercial city is Aba, which was formerly a British colonial government outpost in the region. Abia state was created in 1991 from part of Imo State. It is one of the constituent states of the Niger Delta as of 2018 it was rated as the 5th most industrialized states in Nigeria and the 9th most developed state in human development, along side being rated as the 6th most developed state in Nigeria; also the state governor as of April 2019 received an award from the world bank sub nation's award as the 3rd best state to do business with ease; days later he also receives similar awards from AFN it was also among the 6 Nigeria state's that made it to the UN SDG awards region.

A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties across the political spectrum run for national election, and all have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in coalition. Apart from one-party-dominant and two-party systems, multi-party systems tend to be more common in parliamentary systems than presidential systems and far more common in countries that use proportional representation compared to countries that use first-past-the-post elections.

Presidential system form of government

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Political parties

Since Nigeria switched to a democratic system of government in 1999, only one party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has dominated the political system of Abia State. It is followed by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and All Progressives Congress (APC). [4] [5] Qualified candidates who seek to be elected into the executive, legislative and local government councils are selected by these parties along with several other minor parties. [6]

Nigeria Federal republic in West Africa

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Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) Political party in Nigeria

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) is a major contemporary political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the centre-right of the political spectrum. It won every Presidential election between 1999 and 2011, and was until the 2015 elections, the governing party in the Fourth Republic although in some cases, amid a few controversial electoral circumstances. Currently, PDP controls 14 states out of 36 states in Nigeria.

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Government of Abia State is the supreme governing authority of Abia State and its local governments. It consists of the executive headed by the governor, the legislative and the judiciary.

The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Abia comprises three Senators representing Abia-Central, Abia-South, and Abia-North, and eight Representatives representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/South, Bende, Isuikwato/Umunneochi, Arochukwu/Ohafia, Aba North/South, Ukwa East/Ukwa West, Isiala Ngwa North/South and Obingwa/Osisioma/Ugbunagbo.

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  1. ↑ Wale Odunsi (7 April 2015). "Four Abia governorship gandidates join PDP, declare support for Ikpeazu". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Abia State Executive Council". Abia State Government . Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Legislature". Abia State Government . Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Ugochukwu, Alaribe (23 July 2015). "Abia: APC, APGA take game to PDP". Vanguard . Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Emeka Okafor (20 April 2015). "Nigeria: Story of Abia Governorship Election". Daily Independent . All Africa. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
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