POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 446:

• JAMB 2002

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

Question 447:

• JAMB 2002

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

Question 448:

• JAMB 2002

In pre-colonial Igbo society, decisions on public issues were reached mainly through

A. The oracles
B. Consensus
C. Imposition
D. Majority votes

Question 449:

• JAMB 2002

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

Question 450:

• JAMB 2002

The constitution that introduced restricted franchise into Nigerian politics was the

A. Independence Constitution
B. Lyttelton Constitution
C. Richards Constitution
D. Clifford Constitution