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The Richards Constitution in Nigeria provided for the
A unofficial majority in the Legislative Council
B appointment of Nigerians as Chief Judges
C House of Chiefs in the Western Region
D House of Chiefs in the Eastern Region
E banning of the Trade Union Movement
The body whose responsibility it is to recruit the senior staff of local government councils in Nigeria is the
A Public Service Commission
B State Ministry of Local Governmnet
C Emirate or Council of Chiefs
D President
E Local Government Council
Under the 1979 Nigerian Constitution, State Electoral Commissions are to conduct
A gubernatorial election
B elections into state Houses of Assembly
C Local government elections
D all elections
E Presidential elections
Where is the administrative headquarters of ECOWAS?
A Lome
B Accra
C Abidjan
D Lagos
E Cotonou
The Economic Commission for Africa is an agency of
A ECOWAS
B the OCAM
C the Commonwealth
D the OAU
E the United Nations
In which of the following institutions does the 1979 Constitution of Nigerian provide for the representation of traditional rulers?
A The Senate
B National House of Chiefs
C The Population Bureau
D Council of States
E National Economic Council
Which of the parties listed below was founded by Herbert Macaulay in 1923?
A The Nigerian Youth Movement
B The Action Group
C The Northern People's Congress
D The Nigerian National Democratic Party
E The National Council of Nigerian Citizens
Which of the following was the last Constitution formulated for Nigeria without Nigeria participation?
A The Clifford (1922) Constitution
B The Richards (1946) Constitution
C The Macpherson (1951) Constitution
D The Lyttleton (1954) Constitution
E The Independnce Constitution
Ghana was led into independence by
A Dr J.B Danquah
B Dr Kwame Nkrumah
C Dr K.A Busia
D Mr.Akuffo Addo
E Mr. Krobo Edusei
The Nigeria Federal Legislature is
A bicameral
B Unicameral
C called the House of Assembly
D Called the House of Representatives
E the Senate
The Nigeria 1981 Revenue Allocation Act entitled the local governments to?
A 20 percent
B 12 percent
C 31 percent
D 58.5 percent
E 10 percent
The Nigeria 1979 Constitution gives the right to vote to
A every resident alien in Nigeria
B every Nigerian child
C all secondary school children
D all Nigerians below the age of seventeen
E all Nigerians of eighteen years and above
The organization of African Unty was set up in
A 1960
B 1957
C 1963
D 1975
E 1979
One of the earliest political institutions set up in the colonial period to allow for local participation in politics was the
A Supreme Military Council
B Legislative Council
C Federal Executive Council
D Willink's Commission
E Public Service Commission
Bye-laws are usually made and enforced by
A state governments
B trade union
C local authorities
D the Chief Inspector of police
E the Senate
Before it became effective, the 1979 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was finally approved by
A The Nigeria Labour Congress
B the National Assembly
C the Supreme Military Council
D a referendum
E all adult voters in Nigeria
The United Nations Organization was founded to
A end the Second World War
B end the Nigerian Civil War
C promote World peace
D Co-ordinate the activities of all its members
E co-ordinate the activities of regional organizations
Under the present local government system in Nigeria, local councils get the bulk their finances from
A rates and taxes
B state governments
C the federal government
D self-help schemes
E fines and penalties by the courts
The OAU was founded to
A effect an immediate politicical union of African States
B end colonialism in Africa bt 1970
C promote the unity and solidarity of African states
D create a common market in sub-Saharan Africa
E prevent other regional groups from being set up in Africa
The membership of pressure groups is limited because they
A pursue specific andd narrow objectives
B are mainly concerned with public interests
C promote other people's interests
D are not friendly
E are not patriotic
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