The outcome of the London conference of
1953 and that of Lagos in 1954 formed
the basis of the Lytteton Constitution which was named
after the then secretary of state for the colonies Mr. Oliver
Lyttleton later Lord chander. The 1954
constitution was important because of the following reasons:
1953 and that of Lagos in 1954 formed
the basis of the Lytteton Constitution which was named
after the then secretary of state for the colonies Mr. Oliver
Lyttleton later Lord chander. The 1954
constitution was important because of the following reasons:
- The central legislature now known as
federal house of representative was
composed of 184 directly elected representatives in
terms of 92 members for North, 42 for West and 42 members
for Eastern region. - The federal
council of ministers become the policy making body of government
with three members from each region, three official
members and one member from Southern Cameroon. - The
Regions: The constitution formally created three main regions i.e.
Northern, Western and Eastern region. The house of Assembly of each
region was given legislative powers. - The constitution formally established federal
system of government with
constitutional division of powers between the federal and the
state governments. - The Regional House of Assemblies ceased to
serve as electoral colleges
for the central legislature. - The titles of the Chief Executives were
changed. The Chief Executives of the
country was identified as Governor General while the Regional Chief executive were
called Governors in place of Governor
and Lt. Governor respectively as they were known by the 1951
constitution. - Speakers were appointed to preside over the legislatures instead of the
Governor and Lt. Governor as the case was before 1954 - For the first
time the judiciary and the civil service were decentralized and
each region received-the powers to set up its own marketing
Board for the sale of the major commodities produced
in the region.
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