Nigeria is a member of ECOWAS because she
- A. is a member of OAU
- B. was a former British West African territory
- C. is a pioneer member of the community
- D. believes in the aims and objctives of ECOWAS
- E. is the prime mover of ECOWAS
Which of the following was provided for in the 1979 constitution of Nigeria?
- A. Council of National Awareness
- B. National Security Council
- C. Cocoa Research Council
- D. Military Arbitration Panel
- E. Council of National Commissioners
The 1976 local government reform was innovative because it
- A. provided for indirect election
- B. gave traditional ruler political power
- C. gave wide powers to councilors
- D. empowered chairmen to appoint their secretaries
- E. harmonized local government structure in Nigeria
One of the defects of the 1951 Macpherson constitution of Nigeria was the
- A. registration of political parties by FEDECO
- B. direct funding of local government by federal government
- C. abolition of Judicial service Commission
- D. establishment of the Public Complaints Commission
- E. provision for bicameral legislature at the centre
One of the features of the 1946 Richards constitution in Nigeria was
- A. unofficial majority in the Legislative Council
- B. African majority in the Exective Council
- C. Ministerial responsibility
- D. universal adult suffrage
- E. appointment of premiers for the regions
Which of the following was not a feature of the 1922 elective principle in Nigeria ?
- A. it restricted suffrage to men
- B. it confined elections to Lagos and Calabar
- C. it required a property qualification worth ฦธ100.00
- D. only four members were elected into the legislative Council
- E. British citizens were allowed to vote
One of the criticisms against the policy of assimilation was that it
- A. recongnizeed the traditional rulers
- B. ignored the educated elite
- C. did not recongnize African culture as good enough
- D. recongnized all thecommunties in French West Africa
- E. granted French citizenship to all the people in Senegal
One of the merits of indirect Rule system was that it
- A. did not tax the people much
- B. allowed educated Africans to participate in government
- C. further trained traditional rulers in native administration
- D. encouraged democratic principles
- E. brought about even development
The nationalist were not impressed with the constitutional development in Nigeria between 1919 and 1946 because
- A. the elective principle was limited in many respect
- B. Lugard was high-handed
- C. the legislative council was dominated by the chiefs
- D. Governor Clifford was not given a free hand
- E. the Governor maltreated the chiefs
Whose resignation led to the disintegration of Nigeria Youth Movement in 1941?
- A. Ernest Okoli
- B. Samuel Akinsanya
- C. Herbert Macauley
- D. Nnamdi Azikiwe
- E. Adeyemo Alakija
A major feature of the constitutions in the British West African colonies in the 1920s was the
- A. introduction of the elective principle
- B. removeal of colonial governors by the legislative councils
- C. introduction of Universal Adult Suffrage
- D. abolition of local government
- E. introduction of Council of Chiefs
Indirect Rule means
- A. a system of local administration that makes use of Chiefs
- B. rule by traditional rulers in council
- C. rule by government officials
- D. a system of government by a few people
- E. a system of government common to all West African colonies
Which of the following nationalist was associated with the formation of the National Congress of British west Africa?
- A. William Du Bios
- B. Marcus Garvey
- C. Caseley Heyford
- D. Nnadi Azikiwe
- E. Kwame Nkrumah
The Public Complaints Commission is empowered to investigate complaints and to
- A. prosecute false complaints
- B. report findings to appropriate authorities
- C. refers complaints to state government
- D. reprimand authorities against whom complaints are made
- E. refercomplaints to traditional rulers
The Nigerian nationalists movement was greatly assisted by the
- A. trade unions
- B. traditional rulers
- C. Council for National Awareness
- D. Manufactures Association of Nigeria
- E. Nigeria Medical Council
Bye-laws are made by
- A. the police
- B. parliament
- C. civil servant
- D. the senate
- E. local authority
Popular sovereignty belongs to the
- A. government
- B. military
- C. lectorate
- D. legislature
- E. executive
A tax law emanates from
- A. he speaker's bill
- B. a public bill
- C. a judiciary bill
- D. private bill
- E. executive
In the parliamentary system of government, the ceremonial head of state is the
- A. Chief Justice
- B. Prime Minister
- C. Speaker
- D. Party leader
- E. President
To make elections hitch-free electoral commission must be
- A. able to punish electoral offenders
- B. given a spacious office accommodation
- C. ready to help the government
- D. independence of the executive
- E. headed by the judge or a professor
The operation of multi-party system often leads to the formation of a
- A. very strong executive
- B. confrontational government
- C. multi-governmnetal system
- D. dictatorial governmnet
- E. coalition government