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The emirate system of administration can be likened to
A confederal system of government
B unitary system of government
C federal system of government
D constitutional monarchy
The main function of the Code of Conduct Bureau is to
A ensure accountability in government business
B give the judiciary more powers to discipline erring judges
C protect public officers from the press
D give the police more powers to make arrests
The two military coups that toppled civilian regimes in Nigeria were those of
A January 1966 and December 1983
B July 1966 and August 1985
C January 1966 and July 1975
D February 1976 and December 1983
The leading agent in the expansion of British influence in Northern Nigeria in the 1890s was the
A British Consul in Calabar
B Royal West African Frontier Force
C British Consul in Lagos
D Royal Niger Company
In Nigeria,the Council of State was first created by
A General Murtala Muhammed
B General Olusegun Obasanjo
C Major-General Aguiyi Ironsi
D General Yakubu Gowon
The constitution that introduced restricted franchise into Nigerian politics was the
A Independence Constitution
B Lyttelton Constitution
C Richards Constitution
D Clifford Constitution
The main duty of the Local Government Service is to
A supervise and manage the affairs of local governments
B create job opportunities at the local level
C handle requests for the creation of more local governments
D coduct elections into local councils
In pre-colonial Igbo society, decisions on public issues were reached mainly through
A the oracles
B consensus
C imposition
D majority votes
The body set up to review the revenue allocation formula in 1980 was the
A Udoji Commission
B Okigbo Commission
C Dina Commission
D Adebo Commission
Under the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, the power to create local governments is vested in the
A state assembly
B office of the deputy governor
C presidency
D national assembly
The first Nigerian constitution to provide for the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy was the
A 1979 Constitution
B 1989 Constitution
C 1999 Constitution
D 1960 Constitution
The fees collected by local governments at motor parks represents
A levies
B fines
C income tax
D user charge
The Ibadan Conference of 1950 was convened to discuss the provisions of the
A Macpherson Constitution
B Clifford Constituiton
C Lyttelton Constitution
D Richards Constitution
Legislative control of public corporation in Nigeria is effected through
A the dissolution of their management
B the reorganization of their boards
C acts of the National Assembly
D bye-laws
The principle of checks and balances reinforces separation of powers in order to
A protect the powers of the executive
B make the legislature more powerful
C prevent an unconstituional change of government
D prevent the emergence of dictatorship
A major way of maintaining confidence in the electoral process is by ensuring that
A electoral officers are regularly trained
B elections are conducted in a free and fair atmosphere
C unlimited franchise is made available
D elections are conducted as and when due
One of the features of a sovereign state is that it
A has the capacity to defend itself from external aggression
B has a large number of soldiers
C practises the presidential system of government
D is not indebted to other countries
A law passed by the legislature and assented by the executive is
A an act
B a presidential proclamation
C a decree
D a legislative order
Centralization of power is the basic feature of
A federalism
B a confederation
C a presidential system
D a unitary government
The absence of the rule of law in government will bring about
A human rights abuse
B treasonable offences
C corrupt practices
D political apathy
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