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JAMB Government 1993 Question 28

Question 28

Constitutional Development in Nigeria

One significant aspect of the Legislative Council of 1922 was that

  1. A.Africans were in the majority
  2. B.it made laws only for the southern provinces
  3. C.the Colony of Lagos and the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria were merged
  4. D.laws governing land ownership in the north were extended to the south.
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Answer: B (it made laws only for the southern provinces)

Explanation

The Clifford Legislative Council of 1922 legislated for Lagos and the Southern Provinces only; the North was governed by the Governor's proclamations. Officials, not Africans, were the majority.