The first Governor General of Nigeria was
- A. Lord Lugard
- B. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe
- C. Sir James Robertson
- D. the late Major Genery Aguiyi Irosi
- E. the Oni of ife
Which of the following is true as a major function of elections?
- A. Elections serve the purpose of recruitment of the leaders to office in a modern state
- B. the elections give the people a chance to eliminate opponents who are in office
- C. they are means of testing the popularity of politicians of politicians
- D. politicians use elections as tools to deceive the populace
- E. Elections are a means by which politicians keep themeselves in power
All members of the newly constituted local government councils in Nigeria were
- A. Directly elected
- B. indirectly elected
- C. appointed by the State Governors
- D. appointed by the Head of State
- E. none of the above
The primary aim of political parties is to
- A. oppose the government
- B. Aggregate interest
- C. mobilise public opinion
- D. provide welfare for their member
- E. provide support for the military
Nigeria is not a member of
- A. the OAU
- B. the Security Council of the UN
- C. the African Development Bank
- D. the Commonwealth
- E. the OCAM
The Economic Commission for Africa is an agency of
- A. the OAU
- B. the Commonwealth
- C. the United Nations
- D. the OCAM
- E. the African Development Bank
To raise funds, local governments can levy
- A. import duties
- B. income taxes
- C. Excise duties
- D. rates
- E. profits tax
Which of the following would act for the Head of state when he is out of the country?
- A. the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- B. the Chief of Staff, Army
- C. the Chief of staff, supreme Military Head Quarters
- D. the Chief of Staff, Air Force
- E. the General Officer Commanding, First Division
Constitutional cases in Nigeria can only be raised in the first instance in
- A. the Supreme Court
- B. the High Courts
- C. the Courts of Appeal
- D. the Sharia Court of Appeal
- E. none of the above
The Public Service Commission (Nigeria) is responsible for the appointment of all,
- A. judges of the High Court
- B. officials of public corporations
- C. civil servants
- D. military personnel
- E. university teachers
The first Pan African Conference was held in
- A. Paris
- B. Brussels
- C. London
- D. New York
- E. Manchester
The (former ) Western Region of Nigeria became internally self-governing in
- A. 1955
- B. 1957
- C. 1958
- D. 1956
- E. 1959
The Coussey Commission Report laid the ground-work for the eventual independence of
- A. Gambia
- B. Gold Coast (Ghana)
- C. Sierra Leone
- D. Liberia
- E. Nigeria
The Lol Cadres, a major factor in the constitutional development of the French colonial territories, was introduced in
- A. 1940
- B. 1946
- C. 1950
- D. 1956
- E. 1960
The first political party properly so-called was formed in Nigeria in
- A. 1916
- B. 1923
- C. 1944
- D. 1948
- E. 1951
Before colonial rule, Yoruba traditional rulers were appointed by
- A. the people acting through their representatives
- B. the Ogboni
- C. Ifa (oracle)priests
- D. Odudwa
- E. Kingmakers
Delegated legislation is legislation
- A. which is not submitted to parliament
- B. made by judicial tribunals
- C. made by a minister acting an Act of Parliament
- D. made by local government
- E. made by parastatals
An unwritten constitution is one which
- A. is not subject to judicial review
- B. is only partially written
- C. is not written at all
- D. is made up solely of a set of conventions
- E. none of the above
An electoral system is the system which governs
- A. the appointment of the Pope elections
- B. how people vote
- C. the conduct of elections
- D. the appointment of cabinet ministers
- E. the appointment of judges
The citizen’s obligations are
- A. what the government orders
- B. duties the individual imposes on himself
- C. what the law requires of the individual
- D. what the military decrees
- E. what political parties demand of their members