Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy

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The Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy are constitutional guidelines in Nigeria that outline the country’s core political, social, economic, and ethical goals to direct government policies and actions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision ⓘ
guiding principles of state policy ⓘ
aimsAt promotion of African unity and international cooperation ⓘ
promotion of a just and egalitarian society in Nigeria ⓘ
promotion of adequate means of livelihood for citizens ⓘ
promotion of equality of opportunity in Nigeria ⓘ
promotion of national unity in Nigeria ⓘ
promotion of political participation in Nigeria ⓘ
promotion of social justice in Nigeria ⓘ
protection of the environment ⓘ
provision of adequate educational opportunities ⓘ
provision of adequate health facilities ⓘ
provision of adequate social services ⓘ
appliesTo Executive arm of government in Nigeria ⓘ
Judicial arm of government in Nigeria ⓘ
Legislative arm of government in Nigeria ⓘ
all authorities and persons exercising legislative, executive or judicial powers in Nigeria ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Section 13 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria ⓘ
containedInPart Chapter II of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria ⓘ
containedInSections Sections 13–24 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
includesCategory directive on Nigerian cultures ⓘ
directive on duties of the citizen ⓘ
directive on mass media ⓘ
directive on national ethics ⓘ
economic objectives ⓘ
educational objectives ⓘ
environmental objectives ⓘ
foreign policy objectives ⓘ
political objectives ⓘ
social objectives ⓘ
includesProvisionOn balanced and equitable economic development ⓘ
democracy and social justice ⓘ
equal and adequate educational opportunities at all levels ⓘ
eradication of corruption and abuse of power ⓘ
independence and integrity of the courts ⓘ
participation of the people in their government ⓘ
promotion of science and technology ⓘ
protection of children, young persons and the aged ⓘ
influences interpretation of other constitutional provisions by Nigerian courts ⓘ
policy formulation in Nigeria ⓘ
legalStatus non-justiciable in ordinary courts ⓘ
legalSystem Nigerian constitutional law ⓘ
locatedInDocument Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979 ⓘ
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 ⓘ
purpose to guide the organs of government in Nigeria ⓘ
to outline Nigeria’s core economic goals ⓘ
to outline Nigeria’s core ethical goals ⓘ
to outline Nigeria’s core political goals ⓘ
to outline Nigeria’s core social goals ⓘ

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