Since Nigeria’s independence in 1960, the military had intermittently meddled in Nigeria’s political governance. Public discontent with military rule reached its acme in 1999. Attempts to return Nigeria to sustainable democracy ran into the brick wall of military intervention, disruption and insincerity. However, after about sixteen years in power, the military eventually handed over the reins of power to a civilian government on May 29, 1999; signalling the beginning of the nation’s Fourth Republic. In this vein, May 29, 2019, marked exactly 20 years since Nigeria, as a nation, returned to democratic rule. The last military regime, headed by General Abdusalami Abubakar was relatively fruitful; it has so far produced over 20 years of uninterrupted democratic governance with the country witnessing six succeeding civilian governments, elected in nationwide general elections. This had been with the consequent change of power from one civilian administration to another, and more remarkably, from a ruling party to an opposition party in 2015. This is unprecedented. Meanwhile, military rule and civilian government are two different ballgames. In most cases, succession in military rule is through bloodshed, violence, forceful takeover; and enmeshed in abysmal controversy. The incumbent government is often overthrown through brutal coup d’etat. Thus, military rule is notorious for its violent and aggressive nature. On the other hand, civilian rule is designed, all things being equal, for stable and regulated tenure as well as peaceful transition from one administration to another.