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JAMB Government 1990 Question 32

Question 32

Nigerian Federalism

The major problem of the Nigerian federal structure in the first republic was

  1. A.ethnicity
  2. B.politicization of the military
  3. C.lopsided size of the component units
  4. D.rigging of elections.
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Answer: C (lopsided size of the component units)

Explanation

In the First Republic the Northern Region was bigger in size and population than the other regions put together, so it could dominate the federation; this lopsided structure was the major problem.