The major cause of the Action Group crises of 1962 was the
- A. personal hatred of Chief Awolowo for Chief S.L Akintola, then Premier of Western Region
- B. in-fighting between Chife s.L Akintola and Sir Adesoji Aderemi, the elections
- C. proposal to change to the party's ideology towards a Socialist orientation
- D. poor performance of the Action Group in the 1959 general elections
The constitutional crises resulting from the 1964 general elections in Nigeria was resolved through the
- A. agreement between Dr Azikiwe and Sir Abubakar on the nature of government to be formed
- B. boycott of the election by UPGA and its supporters
- C. Intervention of eminent Nigerian judges
- D. all-party constitutional review conference on the conduct of elections
The total number of parties registered 1979 elections in Nigeria was
- A. ten
- B. six
- C. five
- D. two
- E. four
The Nigeria Advance Party (NAP) of the Second Republic was led by
- A. Adisa Akinloye
- B. Adeniran Ogunsanya
- C. Tunji Braithwaite
- D. Waziri Ibrahim
- E. Obafemi Awolowo
Which of the following was not a political party in Nigeria between 1960 and 1966?
- A. The Northern people's Congress
- B. National Council of Nigeria Citizens
- C. United Middle Belt Congress
- D. Northern Elements Progressive Union
- E. Nigeria Youth Movement
The 1953 motion that Nigeria should attain self government in 1956 was moved by
- A. Nnamdi Azikiwe
- B. Chief Obafemi Awolowo
- C. Chief Anthony Enahoro
- D. Sir Ahmadu Bello
- E. Mallam Aminu Kano
The existence of the exclusive, residual and concurrent legislative lists means that Nigerian State is
- A. Presidential
- B. Military
- C. Unitary
- D. Parliamentary
- E. Federal
Nigeria became a federation as a result of the promulgation of the constitution of
- A. 1922
- B. 1946
- C. 1951
- D. 1954
- E. 1963
The 1979 Constitution sought to solve some of the problems associated with Nigerian federalism by providing for
- A. the reflection of federal character in public appointments
- B. an equitable revenue allocation
- C. less stringent conditions for the creation of more states
- D. less stringent conditions for secession
- E. a week centre vis a vis the states
The major innovation of the Republican Constitution of 1963 was that
- A. the Prim Minister ceased to be Head of State
- B. the Governor-General's office as the representative of the Queen was abolished
- C. the cabinet was no long responsible to the Legislature
- D. it introduced the executive Presidential system
- E. the Prime Minister was nominated by the Exective Council
The 1954 Lyttleton Constitution marked the beginning of formal federalism in Nigeria because it
- A. created the posts of Governor-General at the centre and Governor in the regions
- B. created a Council of Minister at the centre
- C. created the posts of Prime Ministers at the centre and Premier in the regions
- D. outlined the division of powers between the centre and regions
- E. outlined the limits of powers of the judiciary and the Executive and Legislature
After some time, the French replaced their colonial policy of assimilation with that of
- A. Indirect Rule
- B. Frenchification
- C. Direct Administration
- D. Association
- E. Ascription
The major aim of colonial rule in Nigeria was to
- A. spread Christianity
- B. stop slave trade and slavery
- C. satisfy European curiosity about Africa
- D. stop inter-ethnic wars
- E. obtain cheap raw materials secure ready markets
Which of the following characteristics was absent in the pre-colonial administration of the Igbos?
- A. hierarchical and centralized administration
- B. religious and spiritual symbols
- C. consultations
- D. checks and balances
- E. mixture of spiritual and temporal roles
The Waziri in the traditional Hausa/Fulani Kingdom performed the function of the
- A. Monarch
- B. Exective President
- C. Ceremonial Monarch
- D. Prime Minister
- E. Governor General
The 1976 Local Government Reforms in Nigeria gave birth to a
- A. five -tier local government sytem
- B. four-tier local government system
- C. three-tier local government system
- D. two-tier local government system
- E. one-tier local government system
The total number of local government areas in Nigeria in 1989 was
- A. 303
- B. 300
- C. 403
- D. 449
- E. 400
The major reason why government sets up Public Corporations is
- A. make profit
- B. provide employment for defeated politicians
- C. provide utility services to the public at minimal costs
- D. reflect the federal character in siting industries
Before the Civil Service reforms of 1988, the most prestigious and highest paid grade in the Nigeria Civil Service was the
- A. clerical and manipulative class
- B. administrativ class
- C. executive class
- D. messengerial class
- E. secretarial class
Which of the following is not the responsibility of an Electoral Commission?
- A. creation of constituencies
- B. registration of voters
- C. nomination of candidates
- D. registration of political parties
- E. provision of polling booths
Another name for the first past the post system of voting is the
- A. second ballot system
- B. alternative voting method
- C. simple majority method
- D. single transferable voting system
- E. multi-member voting method