During the period 1960, Nigeria was governed under the
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During the period of 1960, Nigeria was governed under the Westminster system of government. In this system, the Head of State is a Monarch, represented by a Governor-General, who has ceremonial powers. The real power is in the hands of the Prime Minister who is the Head of Government, and exercises executive authority with the assistance of a Cabinet, which is drawn from members of the Parliament. The Westminster system of government is a parliamentary democracy where the legislature (Parliament) is supreme and the executive (Government) is accountable to it.