JAMB Government 1983 Question 30

Question 30

Nationalism

The three great Nigerian nationalists between 1950 and 1966 were

  1. A.Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Obafemi Awolowo
  2. B.Ahmadu Bello, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Theophilus Danjuma
  3. C.Obafemi Awolowo, Herbert Macaulay, and Ahmadu Bello
  4. D.Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo and Ahmadu Bello
  5. E.K.O. Mbadiwe, S.L. Akintola and Herbert Macaulay
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Answer: D (Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo and Ahmadu Bello)

Explanation

Azikiwe (NCNC), Awolowo (AG) and Ahmadu Bello (NPC) led the three main parties of 1950–1966. Herbert Macaulay died in 1946.