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1964 Nigerian general election

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due to a boycott in December. The election saw most parties run as part of alliances, the Nigerian National Alliance (the
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on 30 December 1964, although they were not held until 18 March 1965 in some constituencies in
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Index

Politics of Nigeria

Constitution
Human rights
President
list
Bola Tinubu
Vice President
Kashim Shettima
Cabinet
Federal Parastatals
Legislature
National Assembly of Nigeria
Senate
President
Godswill Akpabio
APC
Deputy President
Barau Jibrin
(List of members of the Senate)
House of Representatives
Speaker
Tajudeen Abbas
Benjamin Kalu
List of members of the House
Abia
Adamawa
Akwa Ibom
Anambra
Bauchi

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