The right to vote and be voted for is
- A. fundamental human right
- B. freedom of expression
- C. franchise
- D. electoral right
One of the functions of political party is
- A. promotion of interest
- B. organisation of election
- C. political education
- D. announcement of election results
Strike action is mostly used by
- A. political parties
- B. traders
- C. parliamentarians
- D. pressure groups
The leader of the Oyo Mesi in the Yoruba pre-colonial political system was
- A. Aremo
- B. Oba
- C. Bashorun
- D. Baale
The political subjugation and economic exploitation of a people is known as
- A. colonialism
- B. neo-colonialism
- C. apertheid
- D. indirect rule
One of the internal factors that led to the rise and growth of nationalism in Nigeria was
- A. British Labour Party
- B. return of ex-service men
- C. Pan-African congress
- D. independence of India
The first constitution to introduce a presidential system was the
- A. 1966 Constitution
- B. 1963 Constitution
- C. 1979 Constitution
- D. 1999 Constitution
Before a treaty can be binding on a country, it has to be approved by the
- A. executive
- B. legislature
- C. judiciary
- D. military
The commission that conducted elections that ushered in the Fourth Republic in Nigeria is
- A. INEC
- B. NECON
- C. NEC
- D. FEDECO
Recruitment and promotion of civil servants in Nigeria remain the responsibility of
- A. Federal Character Commission
- B. Civil Service Commission
- C. National Universities Commission
- D. Federal Judicial Commission
The party that controlled the government of South West States after the 1979 General Elections was
- A. NPN
- B. GNPP
- C. NAP
- D. UPN
A major instrument designed to promote the workings of Nigerian federalism is
- A. Federal Character Commission
- B. National Judicial Council
- C. National Assembly Commission
- D. National Defence Council
Public corporations in Nigeria are established through
- A. Act of parliament
- B. Executive order
- C. Order-in-Council
- D. judicial review
Public corporations can be controlled by
- A. Board of Directors
- B. Management control
- C. Judicial control
- D. Ownership control
A major problem affecting Local government in Nigeria today is
- A. resource control
- B. personnel management
- C. revenue allocation
- D. state management interference
Military intervention in Nigerian politics was first witnessed in
- A. 1965
- B. 1966
- C. 1964
- D. 1967
The June 12 election in Nigeria was annulled by the regime of
- A. Olusegun Obasanjo
- B. Ibrahim Babangida
- C. Muhammadu Buhari
- D. Yakubu Gowon
The bipolar world was a major factor for the formation of
- A. non-aligned movement
- B. technical aid corps
- C. NEPAD
- D. ECOMOG
The most effective instrument adopted by Nigeria against the East-West Cold War in the 1960s was
- A. Good neighbourliness
- B. Africa as the centrepiece
- C. Anti-apartheid stance
- D. Non-alignment policy
Nigeria played fundamental roles in the creation of
- A. ECOWAS
- B. OPEC
- C. UN
- D. Commonwealth
Price stability in the international oil market is the major objective of the
- A. UN
- B. WTO
- C. OPEC
- D. AU